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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
A 32-year-old male patient with bicuspid aortic valve underwent valvuloplasty for the treatment of aortic regurgitation. The aortic regurgitation was estimated to be grade III based on the transthoracic echocardiography and aortography findings. Transesophageal echocardiography showed prolapse of the conjoined leaflet. At surgery, the valvuloplasty consisted of triangular resection and re-suture of the prolapsed larger leaflet, and subcommissural annuloplasty. The degree of the aortic regurgitation decreased to very slight degree after the repair. The peak pressure gradient across the repaired aortic valve was 8.8 mmHg. The patient was discharged without any complications. The bicuspid aortic valve demonstrating aortic regurgitation seems to be repairable. As a result, the valvuloplasty is indicated for such patients, especially for young patients.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-5252
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1063-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Valvuloplasty for aortic regurgitation with bicuspid valve: report of a case].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Koga Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports