Acute Aortic Insufficiency due to Rupture of an Aortic Valve Commissure. Issue 4 (12th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kassem, Samer; Polvani, Gianluca; Al Jaber, Emad; Gennari, Marco
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 29:Issue 4(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 497
• Page End: 498
• Publication Date: 2014-01-12
• Subjects: Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12276
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jocs12276-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>Myxomatous degeneration generally involves the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid). Rarely, it may affect the aortic or pulmonary valve. We report a case of an acute severe aortic insufficiency due to a rupture of a commissure of the aortic valve in a patient who had previously undergone mitral valve surgery for myxomatous mitral valve prolapse. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12276 <italic>(J Card Surg 2014;29:497–498)</italic></p> </sec> </abstract>