Aortic root dissection: Echocardiographic demonstration of torn intimal flap

✍ Scribed by Steven K. Krueger; Charles S. Wilson; Walt F. Weaver; Herbert E. Reese; Christopher C. Caudill; Terry Rourke

• Book ID: 102887582
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 632 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1870040112

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An unusual case of aortic root aneurysm with dissection is described. A large intimal tear allowed a flap of aortic tissue to sag into the lumen. The echocardiographic and angiographic findings simulated an aortic supravalvular membrane. Surgical replacement of the aortic valve and aortic root was successfully accomplished.