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A 66-year-old man with a medical history notable only for locally treated prostate cancer presented with a two-month history of dyspnea on moderate exertion and repeated episodes of angina with mild effort or at rest. He came to the emergency room with exertional dyspnea that had worsened during the preceding week. There were no features of Marfan's syndrome. The blood pressure was 164/49 mm Hg (with a pulse pressure of 120 mm Hg), the radial pulses were bounding (Corrigan's pulse), and the carotid pulses were prominent (Video Clip). Cardiac examination revealed decreased S1 and increased S2 intensity, with . . . [Full Text of this Article] |
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