Acute aortic regurgitation resulting from dehiscence of the aortic valve commissures.
A 62-year-old man with a history of hypertension complained of cough and dyspnea and was admitted to a family doctor. He was transferred to our hospital for further investigation and therapy, a result of his doctor's suspicions of aortic regurgitation (AR) with infective endocarditis. During the operation, acute AR was found to be caused by dehiscence of the aortic valve commissures, and the valve was replaced with a mechanical valve. Postoperative course was uneventful. We reviewed reported cases of acute AR resulting from dehiscence of the aortic valve commissures.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital, Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan.
Eisaku
E
Nakamura
Kunihide
K
Nakamura
Katsuhiko
K
Niina
Kojima
K
Kazushi
Hirohito
H
Ishii
Akira Ishihara
AI
Md
Hirohide
H
Kubo
Imakiire
I
Satoru
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged