title: [A case of repeated unconsciousness caused by excrescence locking bicuspid aortic valve].
abstract: We received a patient who repeated unconsciousness due to excrescence locking bicuspid aortic valve. He experienced unconsciousness and treatments with anti infection, surgical operation, valve replacement and recovery. It was a rare case, which made us realize that the heart color Doppler ultrasound should be regularly performed in patients with aortic valve abnormalities. Once patients were found to have infective endocarditis combined with the valve vegetations, they should be formally treated as soon as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: Zijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: Xiaogang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: Mingyuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: Ruixia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: Weihong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology*