Quadricuspid aortic valve and anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery in a young man with Down syndrome

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Apr;3(4):271-3. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.126. Epub 2015 Feb 13.

Abstract

The Authors present the case of an asymptomatic 36-year-old man, affected by Down syndrome, with an unexpected quadricuspid aortic valve coupled with the anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery from the proximal right coronary artery. This is the first report of the concomitant presence of these three conditions.

Keywords: Aortic insufficiency; Down syndrome; coronary anomalies; echocardiography; quadricuspid aortic valve.

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