title: Rare cases of congenital bicuspid aortic valve with an abnormal fibrous band.
abstract: Pure aortic regurgitation is usually caused by a congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). In this condition, there are a few cases accompanied by an abnormal fibrous band stretched from the center of the conjoined cusp to the aortic wall. This report describes two cases of congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) with an abnormal fibrous band. The first case of BAV with an abnormal fibrous band developed aortic regurgitation and the second case exhibited aortic stenosis. These two abnormal fibrous bands were confirmed to be congenital by the microscopic findings. According to the literature, the majority of BAV with an abnormal fibrous band were found in the patients with aortic regurgitation. We report here a case study of an elderly female patient with aortic stenosis of BAV with an abnormal fibrous band. To our knowledge, no other case of BAV with an abnormal fibrous band in association with aortic stenosis has ever been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Miyazaki Medical College, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onitsuka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nabeshima
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome