title: Aortic valve regurgitation due to cusp aneurysm: a case report.
abstract: Two-dimensional echocardiography is a valuable tool in visualizing and monitoring aortic valve and root abnormalities. We present a rare case of a patient with massive aortic regurgitation due to cusp aneurysm, which was accurately diagnosed by echocardiography and treated by valve replacement. A complicated course with recurrent aneurysms of the aortic wall after aortic valve replacement was remarkable in this case. Although different possible etiologies could not be determined, endocarditis and/or aortitis may be the most likely explanation of the complicated and finally fatal course of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, The Netherlands. a.j.h.a.scholte@olvg.nl
authors.forename: A J H A
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Scholte
authors.forename: W R P
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Agema
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poldermans
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Somer
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: van der Wall
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bax
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence