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Multiple imaging modalities, including transesophageal echocardiography, 3D echocardiography, and cardiovascular MRI, successfully characterized a rare unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve.
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This case highlights the utility of multimodality imaging, including 3D echocardiography and CMR, in accurately diagnosing and characterizing rare unicuspid aortic valve morphology prior to surgery.
A 32-year-old woman was admitted to our institution for further evaluation of aortic stenosis. Diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography. Transesophageal echocardiography, live three-dimensional echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI allowed precise evaluation of valve morphology. Interestingly, valve morphology was unicuspid unicommissural with a posterior funnel-shaped valve opening. Surgical inspection during valve replacement confirmed the diagnosis of an unicuspid aortic valve. This case report highlights the use of different imaging modalities in characterizing aortic valve morphology.
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Büchner et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve stenosis (n=1). Multiple imaging modalities (echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI) was evaluated on Diagnosis and characterization of aortic valve morphology. Multiple imaging modalities, including transesophageal echocardiography, 3D echocardiography, and cardiovascular MRI, successfully characterized a rare unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve.
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