Open AccessUnicuspid aortic valve in infant
Author(s) -
Amar Taksande
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.166079
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , stenosis , aortic valve , aortic valve stenosis
The unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) is a very rare congenital anomaly, which usually presents as aortic stenosis, incompetence, or a combination of both. Here, we present a case of UAV with moderate aortic stenosis detected by transthoracic echocardiography in the infant.