clumsydancer
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Hi all, here's a good question. They thought I had a bicuspid valve, but when they went in found a huge hole (dime sized) in one of my leaflets. Has anyone ever heard of this?
Hole in Aortic Leaflet
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Heart Of The Sunrise
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Nate: I found this reference on line- the section in bold type should interest you.
"Aortic regurgitation is usually caused by thickening and calcification of the valve
leaflets as they age. Some valves are affected by a chronic inflammatory
process that leads to thickening and retraction of the leaflets (rheumatic heart
disease, ankylosing spondylitis). Some valves leak because an infection (bacterial endocarditis) eats a hole into the valve leaflets. Some valves leak because the aorta becomes dilated thus stretching the valve leaflets apart."
"Aortic regurgitation is usually caused by thickening and calcification of the valve
leaflets as they age. Some valves are affected by a chronic inflammatory
process that leads to thickening and retraction of the leaflets (rheumatic heart
disease, ankylosing spondylitis). Some valves leak because an infection (bacterial endocarditis) eats a hole into the valve leaflets. Some valves leak because the aorta becomes dilated thus stretching the valve leaflets apart."
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clumsydancer
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Wow, great info Heart, thank you!
