JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Mechanisms of Rare Unicuspid Aortic Valve With Predominant Aortic Regurgitation Uncovered by Multimodality Imaging

  • Li-Tan Yang, MD,
  • Joseph F. Maalouf, MD,
  • Thomas A. Foley, MD,
  • Hector I. Michelena, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 8
pp. 1135 – 1136

Abstract

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Unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) presented as predominant severe aortic regurgitation (AR) is rare (<1%) in pure AR cohort. We present a case with UAV that took more than 1 decade to achieve accurate diagnosis. Multimodality imaging showcased precise anatomy of UAV and mechanisms of AR, resembling exactly the surgical findings. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)