Karvounaris, Stylianos A and Sivitanidis, Evaggelos and Mavrommatis, Petros P and Papaetis, Georgios S (2021) Spontaneous Rupture of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Middle-Aged Weightlifter. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
We describe a 58-year-old Caucasian male weightlifter who presented with acute shortness of breath after finishing his extensive exercise routine. Acute aortic valve regurgitation, due to spontaneous rupture of a bicuspid aortic valve, was diagnosed. Urgent surgical intervention was carried out, during which the bicuspid aortic valve was resected and replaced with an On-X bileaflet mechanical valve. The patient remains asymptomatic and is treated with warfarin, being in excellent physical condition 4 years after aortic valve replacement.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acute aortic valve regurgitation, spontaneous rupture, bicuspid aortic valve, weightlifting |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2021 15:03 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 15:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21161 |
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