Aortitis as a Rare Cause of Aortic Aneurysm and Valve Regurgitation: Is Repair Precluded?
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2018-02-13
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Porras, Carlos
Sanchez-Espin, Gemma
Such, Miguel
Sánchez-Ramos, Jesús
Bautista-Pavés, Alicia
Martín-de la Fuente, Pilar
Ruiz, Josefa
Ortego-Centeno, Norberto
Rodríguez-Bailón, Isabel
Melero, José María
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Aortitis is an infrequent cause of aortic root dilatation and aortic valve regurgitation. Valve-sparing procedures have been proposed, but there is not clear evidence of which is the treatment of choice. We report the case of a 38-year-old pregnant lady with a diagnosis of idiopathic aortitis associated with aortic root aneurysm and severe aortic valve regurgitation.