title: The importance of interleaflet triangles for aortic valve competence in a marfan patient with dilated aortic sinuses.
abstract: We report a case of advanced aortic sinus aneurysm without the aggravation of aortic valve regurgitation after a simple reduction procedure for dilated aortic root base and sinotubular junction (STJ) in a Marfan patient with annuloaortic ectasia and severe aortic valve regurgitation. The aortic valve competence was well preserved by limited change of distances among the interleaflet triangles after reduction of the dilated aortic root base and STJ in the Marfan patient, although the sinus dilatation was aggravated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School.
authors.forename: Kyung Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong Bum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Min Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed