title: [Perforated aneurysm of the non-coronary cusp with aortic regurgitation in a patient with infective endocarditis; report of a case].
abstract: This case report describes a 77-year-old man who developed infective endocarditis resulting in perforated aneurysm of the non-coronary cusp with aortic regurgitation. Diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiogram and successful surgical valve replacement was performed.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamagata Saisei Hospital, Yamagata, Japan.
authors: Shigeki
authors: S
authors: Hirooka
authors: Yoko
authors: Y
authors: Sotoda
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Yamashita
authors: Yuriko
authors: Y
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Orita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male