title: Flail aortic valve and acute aortic regurgitation due to spontaneous localized intimal tear of ascending aorta.
abstract: This report describes the transesophageal echocardiographic findings of acute severe aortic regurgitation resulting from localized transverse intimal tear of ascending thoracic aorta which could not be suspected as a cause of flail aortic valve preoperatively. In patients with chest pain and acute aortic regurgitation associated with flail aortic valve, localized intimal tear of aorta should be considered as a possible cause of flail aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: Cariology Division, Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Ha.JongWon@Mayo.edu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016896:Treatment Outcome