1. Downward displacement of aortic anulus leading to aortic and mitral regurgitation
- Author
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Shoei-Sheng Wang, Shou-Hsien Hou, Ming-Fong Chen, Bo-Wen Tsai, Shu-Hsun Chu, and Yuan-Teh Lee
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Mitral regurgitation ,business.industry ,Valve prosthesis ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Aortic valve replacement ,Internal medicine ,Mitral valve ,Rare case ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Cardiology ,cardiovascular diseases ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Aortic anulus ,Downward displacement - Abstract
A rare case of combined aortic and mitral regurgitation resulting from downward displacement of the aortic anulus is reported. The patient was treated successfully with an aortic valve replacement with a Bjork-Shiley valve prosthesis, which was anchored at the normal site of the aortic anulus. No procedures were performed on the mitral valve, but mitral regurgitation was not evident postoperatively.
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- 1986