title: Tricuspid regurgitation resulting from acute type A aortic dissection.
abstract: Proximal extension of acute type A aortic dissection can affect the aortic valve but seldom affects the tricuspid valve. We report the case of an octogenarian who underwent successful surgical repair of an aortic dissection that was accompanied by tricuspid regurgitation. We believe that the tricuspid regurgitation was attributable to displacement of the valve resulting from aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan. Electronic address: kkurisu@qkn-hosp.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurisu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kajiwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hisahara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ochiai
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*