Severe Aortic Valve Regurgitation Due to Takayasu's Aortoarteritis in a Child Keiichi Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Mamoru Hamuro, MD, Kenta Imai, MD, Kousuke Yoshizawa, MD, Nobuhisa Ohno, MD, PhD, Hisanori Sakazaki, MD, Kazuya Tsukuda, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 3, Pages 1072-1074 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.023 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) The ascending aorta (AsAo) is edematously thickened. The pulmonary trunk appears normal. (B) Detachment of the commissure between the right and noncoronary cusps (N) and noncoronary cusp perforation (black arrow) are seen. (C) Intimal disruption in the right coronary artery orifice is evident (black arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1072-1074DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.023) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Histologic examination reveals inflammation typical of Takayasu's aortoarteritis. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification × 100). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1072-1074DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.023) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions