title: Rupture of fibrous bands associated with aortic root dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Koga Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. myoshi@toq.ne.jp
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikai
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fumoto
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography