Surgical Treatment of Acute Aortic Regurgitation in Infective Endocarditis

Acute native aortic regurgitation: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management

“…The most common cause of primary acute native AR is bacterial endocarditis with destruction of leaflet tissue resulting in perforation, inadequate coaptation or a flail leaflet (table 1). 2 3 Less often, a bulky vegetation prevents complete valve closure. Endocarditis also may be complicated by paravalvular abscess formation and aortocavitary fistula formation 4.…”

Native Aortic Valve Endocarditis—A Case Report

“…X-ray chest PA (postero-anterior) view showing the dilated left ventricle due to acute severe aortic regurgitation[6] in a 17-year old female.…”