Open AccessRupture of Aortic Valve Secondary to Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta
Author(s) -
Morris J. Levy,
David L. Siegal,
Yang Wang,
Jesse E. Edwards
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.27.3.422
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , fenestration , aneurysm , aorta , aortic valve , cusp (singularity) , aortic aneurysm , anatomy , cardiology , radiology , surgery , geometry , mathematics
A case of aneurysm of the ascending aorta, the result of cystic medial necrosis, is presented. The feature of peculiar interest is that as the diseased part of the aorta became elongated it stretched the attached aortic cusps. As a consequence, one cusp developed a gross fenestration, while the other ruptured and prolapsed.
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