Prenatal diagnosis of unicuspid aortic valve is rare and challenging when coexisting with a large cardiac rhabdomyoma that obscures typical ultrasound features.
Highlights the diagnostic challenges and feasibility of using prenatal ultrasound to identify a unicuspid aortic valve in the presence of a large cardiac rhabdomyoma.
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ABSTRACT Prenatal diagnosis of unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) is exceptionally rare. UAV diagnosis can be achieved prenatally via ultrasound; however, it becomes challenging when UAV coexists with a large cardiac rhabdomyoma (CR) occupying significant left ventricular cavity space. The diagnosis of UAV deformity proves particularly challenging due to two compounding pathophysiological factors: altered hemodynamics prevent detection of characteristic high‐velocity antegrade flow across the stenotic valve and mechanical compression exerted by a sizable rhabdomyoma further obscures typical diagnostic features. We report a case of fetal UAV associated with CR.
Li et al. (Mon,) reported a other. Prenatal diagnosis of unicuspid aortic valve is rare and challenging when coexisting with a large cardiac rhabdomyoma that obscures typical ultrasound features.
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