Raphal Cord Rupture: A Rare Mechanism of Aortic Regurgitation in Bicuspid Aortic Valve.

ABSTRACT: A 70-year-old male with chronic aortic regurgitation was referred with abrupt worsening heart failure. Late referral markers were pulmonary hypertension, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation. Evaluation revealed rupture of a raphal cord or fenestrated raphe from the conjoined cusp of a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve, a rare mechanism of aortic regurgitation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Huntley GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107042 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature