Unique haemodynamics in the patient with residual native aortic regurgitation who underwent apicoaortic bypass

An 82-year-old woman suffered from severe aortic stenosis and mild aortic regurgitation with porcelain aorta. She underwent apicoaortic bypass (AAB). Postoperative haemodynamic evaluation was performed using phase-contrast cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the aortic arch and descending aorta, blood flow was bidirectional and no stagnation occurred during the whole cardiac cycle. Unique haemodynamics in a patient who …