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Preop Preop TEE or TTE
Intraop An Intraop TEE
IntraopPreOp Intraop TEE or TTE before Operation
IntraopPostOp Intraop TEE or TTE after Operation
IntraopEnd Intraop TEE or TTE at End of Anesthesia
Post Op Postop TEE or TTE
Echo of the Day Information Table
IntraopEnd is usually a TEE after the Operation and after some event occured to show a change in the TEE
Aortic Regurgitation
Case#: 91
AMA CME Units: 0.25 Units
Estimated Time: 15 minutes.
Presentation:
A patient presents aortic regurgitation murmur. The following echo loops where imaged from the patient.
 
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Case Discussion
 
The echocardiographic findings are ascending aortic aneurysm, sinotubular junction effacement, severe aortic regurgitation, sidel lobe artifact in the ascending aorta probably from a PAC, normal aortic valve apparatus except for the dilated and effaced sinotubular junction (STJ).

The diagnosis is severe aortic regurgitation from an ascending aortic aneurysm that disrupted the sinotubular junction:aortic valve annulus ratio. The cause of the aortic aneurysm is most likely due to a connective tissue disease (Marfan's Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, idiopathic cystic medial degenreation) because of the STJ effacement. Other causes of ascending aortic aneurysms (hypertension, BAV) do not usually cause effacement of the sinotubular junction/Sinuses of Valsalva.

The aortic regurgitation is severe.  The jet is wide and exceeds 66% of the LVOT diameter.  Since the aortic valve is relatively normal, replacing the ascending aorta (modified Bentall/David  procedure) should be able to correct the aortic regurgitation.

 
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