title: Calcific degeneration and rupture of the aortic valve and ascending aorta: from cardiac auscultation to multimodality imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, 'Ospedali Riuniti' and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stolfo
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gianfagna
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, 'Ospedali Riuniti' and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fabris
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zanuttini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, 'Ospedali Riuniti' and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sinagra
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proclemer
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nucifora
keywords: Aortic valve rupture; Multislice computed tomography; Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta; Transesophageal echocardiography