Figure 5.
Repair of rheumatic aortic valve regurgitation. (A) The rheumatic aortic valve; (B) incision along the annulus with release of the free edge of all three cusps; (C) pericardial patch of the left coronary cusp; (D) pericardial patch of the non-coronary cusp; (E) the final result showing improved coaptation of the free edge with good leaflet substance.