Aortic regurgitation caused by rupture of a well-balanced fibrous strand suspending a degenerative tricuspid aortic valve Masato Nakajima, MD, Kouji Tsuchiya, MD, Yuji Naito, MD, Narutoshi Hibino, MD, Hidenori Inoue, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 124, Issue 4, Pages 843-844 (October 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.124296 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Resected aortic valve showing six fibrous strands, with one strand ruptured (black arrow). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 843-844DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124296) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Mechanism of acute aortic regurgitation. Right coronary cusp was prolapsed by strand rupture. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 843-844DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124296) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions