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Aortic regurgitation caused by fibrous strand rupture in a fenestrated aortic valve

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Fibrous strand rupture in a fenestrated aortic valve can cause acute severe aortic regurgitation. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with severe aortic regurgitation. Transesophageal echocardiography showed an abnormal fibrous strand echo on the prolapsed left coronary cusp (LCC). The operative finding revealed one ruptured fibrous strand attached to the LCC at the commissure between the left and noncoronary cusps. Pathologic examination of the aortic valve revealed myxomatous degeneration.

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  1. Medical Laboratory and Blood Center, Asahikawa Medical University Hospital, 2-1-1-1 Midori-ga-oka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan

    Kazumi Akasaka, Takaya Higuchi, Takako Yanagiya & Rie Nakamori

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Respiratory and Neurology Division, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midori-ga-oka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan

    Erika Saito, Naoko Kawabata & Naoyuki Hasebe

  3. Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University Hospital, 2-1-1-1 Midori-ga-oka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan

    Yoshihiko Tokusashi & Naoyuki Miyokawa

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  1. Kazumi Akasaka
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Akasaka, K., Saito, E., Higuchi, T. et al. Aortic regurgitation caused by fibrous strand rupture in a fenestrated aortic valve. J Echocardiogr 10, 151–153 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-012-0148-7

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