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. 1978 Mar;5(1):58–63.

THE VALUE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY

Soad Bekheit 1,*, A Ali 1,**, E Fletcher 1,***
PMCID: PMC287706  PMID: 15216081

Abstract

Three cases of acute rupture of the aortic cusp complicating bacterial endocarditis are described. Special emphasis is placed on the value of serial echocardiography as a means of identifying progressive changes in aortic valve anatomy during the destructive process of the disease. Prior to the results of blood cultures, an echocardiogram confirmed a diagnosis of vegetations on the valve cusps. It also demonstrated flailing of the aortic cusp, which was confirmed at operation. Echocardiographic findings of flailing aortic valves in these patients coincided with the onset of acute aortic insufficiency and contributed to the timing of surgical intervention for replacement of the affected valves.

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