Mechanisms of aortic regurgitation in ascending aortic dissection may include: (A) Dilation of the aortic root (B) Asymmetric cusp coaptation (C) Disruption of aortic annulus
Original figure modified for this publication. Isselbacher EM, Eagle KA, Desanctis RW. Diseases of the aorta. In: Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 5th ed, Mendelsohn ME (Ed), Philadelphia: Saunders, 1997. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
