Congenital aortic insufficiency due to aortic cusp stretching: 'Kite anomaly'

YAVUZ, Şenol; Türk, Tamer; Celkan, M.; Koca, Vedat; Ata, Yusuf; Ozdemir, I.

Congenital aortic insufficiency due to aortic cusp stretching: 'Kite anomaly'

YAVUZ Ş., Türk T., Celkan M. A., Koca V., Ata Y., Ozdemir I. A.

Journal of Heart Valve Disease, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.284-286, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 1999
Dergi Adı: Journal of Heart Valve Disease
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.284-286
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aortic insufficiency may be either acquired or congenital. A 46-year- old male had a congenital pathology which resulted in aortic insufficiency due to the presence of a fibrous band that stretched from the non-coronary cusp to the aortic wall. The patient underwent successful aortic valve replacement. At surgery, the fibrous band was stretching the noncoronary cusp so that it prevented coaptation of the aortic valve. The situation was termed by us as the 'kite anomaly'.