Invited commentary. Regurgitation develops primarily as a result of annular dilatation resulting from enlargement of the ascending aorta.
Okita
Yutaka
Y
Department of Surgery, Division II, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. yokita@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*