Aortic dissection with diastolic prolapse of intimal flap into left ventricle.
Ascending aortic dissection is often a catastrophic condition. Dissection into the commissures or into an aortic valve leaflet may lead to leaflet avulsion and valvular insufficiency due to a flail valve. We present an image report describing an important and life-threatening complication due to the movement of a partially dehisced intimal aortic flap into the left ventricle causing aortic valve insufficiency in a patient with acute dissection of the ascending aorta.
Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. bilalgeyik@hotmail.com
Bilal
B
Geyik
Ozcan
O
Ozeke
Cemal
C
Ozbakir
Bulent
B
Deveci
Dursun
D
Aras
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male