Subtle aortic dissection in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation and undiagnosed bicuspid aortic valve: A case report with a literature review.
J Card Surg
; 36(9): 3417-3420, 2021 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-34075627
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY A subtle aortic dissection can be challenging to detect despite the availability of multiple diagnostic modalities. Whilst rare, the inability to detect this variant of aortic dissection can lead to a dismal prognosis. We present an extremely rare case of a subtle aortic dissection with supra-annular aortic root intimal tear and acute severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve. METHODS:
Case report and literature review conserning subtle aortic dissection is provided.RESULTS:
Initial concerns were either aortic dissection or infective endocarditis. Despite advanced multimodality preoperative imaging, diagnosis was made intraoperatively and a Bentall procedure with a mechanical aortic valve was performed.CONCLUSIONS:
Our case along with the review of current literature emphasizes that current imaging techniques may be inadequate for diagnosis of this rare variant of aortic dissection.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica
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Enfermedad de la Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide
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Disección Aórtica
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Card Surg
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido