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1 Annular intimal tear of the aortic root misdiagnosed as aortic regurgitation 
Chun Wang, MD, Zongyi Xiu, MD, Tianxiang Gu, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 142, Issue 3, Pages (September 2011) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Transthoracic echocardiogram showing a long, loose membranous structure 10 mm above the right coronary annulus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Transthoracic echocardiogram showing prolapse of a membranous structure into the left ventricular outflow tract during the diastolic phase. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Preoperative transthoracic echocardiogram of the annular intimal tear in short-axis view of the aorta. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Intraoperative photograph showing opened aortic root to reveal the annular intimal tear prolapsed into the outflow tract of the left ventricle above the aortic annulus. The figure shows what has been revealed by Figure 3 before surgery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Intraoperative photograph showing repair with felt of the tear in the aortic root. This repair corrected the aortic regurgitation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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