Dynamic aortic pouch: a rare etiology of aortic regurgitation

Heart Surg Forum. 2010 Aug;13(4):E269-70. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20091196.

Abstract

The causes of aortic regurgitation (AR) include rheumatic heart disease, infective endocarditis, and various congenital and degenerative defects. We report an unusual case of AR in a 72-year-old man due to an aortic root pouch. The diagnosis AR was made by cardiac echocardiography, and the cause was revealed by cardiac catheterization and 64-slice cardiac computed tomography. During aortic valve replacement, a saccular pouch between the noncoronary cusp and the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve was noted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / pathology
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Echocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods