| Autor: |
Cunha CR; Cardiology Institute of Federal District, Brasília, and Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. claudiorcunha@hotmail.com, Santos PC, Atik FA, de Conti DO |
| Jazyk: |
English; Portuguese |
| Zdroj: |
Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular [Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc] 2012 Jan-Mar; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 160-2. |
| DOI: |
10.5935/1678-9741.20120024 |
| Abstrakt: |
A 66-year-old male patient, prior hypertension, a history of orthopnea, palpitations and chest pain of sudden onset, which was diagnosed as spontaneous avulsion of aortic valve commissure and consequent aortic insufficiency progressing to acute left heart failure refractory to medical treatment. The patient underwent early surgical replacement of the aortic valve by a bioprosthesis, and presented satisfactory postoperative course. Currently, four years after the event, still in attendance in functional class I. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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