title: Bending of the aortic valvar leaflet causing severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumitaka
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soga
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan toto54@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tomofumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takaya
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
authors.forename: Shumpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishii
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome