Flail aortic valve--a forme fruste of Marfan's syndrome?
Marfan's syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder with risk of premature death from rupture of an aneurysm or aortic dissection. A case of acute severe aortic regurgitation due to flail aortic valve in a patient with family history of Marfan's syndrome which may be a form fruste of this syndrome is reported.
Oomman
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
Ramachandran
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D010375:Pedigree; D014463:Ultrasonography