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Coexisting bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves diagnosed by 3D transthoracic echocardiography
Author(s) -
PosadaMartínez Edith Liliana,
AriasGodinez José Antonio,
RomeroCárdenas Ángel,
Ruiz EsparzaDueñas María Eugenia,
FritcheSalazar Juan Francisco,
RodríguezZanella Hugo,
IveyMiranda Juan Betuel
Publication year - 2018
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.13826
Subject(s) - bicuspid aortic valve , medicine , cardiology , etiology , pulmonary valve , pulmonary artery , bicuspid valve , main pulmonary artery , transthoracic echocardiogram , aortic valve , radiology
Coexisting bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves is an extremely rare condition, and there have been few published cases. Diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve is straightforward with 2D echocardiography; however, analysis of the morphology of the pulmonary valve is challenging. In this study, we report on a case of a 32‐year‐old man with bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves diagnosed by 2D and 3D transthoracic echocardiography. The enlarged pulmonary artery without any obvious etiology led us to suspect a pulmonary valve anomaly; thus, we comprehensively evaluated it with 2D and 3D echocardiography, which confirmed the diagnosis of bicuspid pulmonary valve.