Abstract
We herein present an exceptionally rare instance of a unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) manifesting with an aneurysmal ascending aorta complicated by a type A aortic dissection .
Keywords:
UAV; ascending aortic aneurysm; unicommissural; unicuspid aortic valve.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aneurysm, Ascending Aorta
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Aorta / abnormalities
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Aorta / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Aneurysm* / complications
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Aortic Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Dissection* / complications
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Aortic Dissection* / diagnosis
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Aortic Dissection* / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Valve* / abnormalities
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Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography / methods
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
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Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Valve Diseases / complications
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Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
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Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Male