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A Case of Late Presenting Unicuspid Aortic Valve in a 62‐Year‐Old Female
Author(s) -
Chester Rebecca,
Sahni Sheila,
Huynh Tracy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12881
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology
We describe the case of a 62‐year‐old female presenting with new onset progressive dyspnea on exertion and a new diagnosis of aortic stenosis. Transesophageal echocardiography showed fusion of the aortic valve leaflets suspicious for bicuspid aortic valve with dilated ascending aorta. Surgical replacement of the valve revealed a unicuspid aortic valve with one true commissure at the level of the left and noncoronary cusps. The case is supported by clinical, echocardiographic and angiographic imaging and discussion of current imaging modalities used in diagnosis of aortic valve pathology.

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