Severe Aortic Stenosis Associated with Unicommissural Unicuspid Aortic Valve in a Middle Aged Male

Unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) is an extremely rare form of congenital aortic valvular abnormality. Although UAV shows similar clinical characteristics to bicuspid aortic valve, the clinical symptoms develop at earlier age and progress at a faster pace in UAV. In this report, we are presenting a 42-ye...

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Published in:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2016-09, Vol.24 (3), p.247-250
Main Authors: Kwon, Hee-Jin, Park, Jae-Hyeong, Kim, Song Soo, Sun, Byung Joo, Jin, Sun Ah, Kim, Jun-Hyung, Lee, Jae-Hwan, Choi, Siwan, Jeong, Jin-Ok, Seong, In-Whan
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Summary:Unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) is an extremely rare form of congenital aortic valvular abnormality. Although UAV shows similar clinical characteristics to bicuspid aortic valve, the clinical symptoms develop at earlier age and progress at a faster pace in UAV. In this report, we are presenting a 42-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis associated with unicommissural UAV. The patients underwent a successful Bentall operation.
ISSN:1975-4612
2005-9655
DOI:10.4250/jcu.2016.24.3.247