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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr;41(4):e15819.
doi: 10.1111/echo.15819.

Unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) presenting as ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic dissection

Dinesh P Raja  1 , Sudipta Mondal  1 , Sravan Kumar Gaddamedi  1
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Unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) presenting as ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic dissection

Dinesh P Raja et al. Echocardiography. 2024 Apr.

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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