title: Pentacuspid aortic valve diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Congenital aortic valve anomalies are quite a rare finding in echocardiographic examinations. A case of a 19 year old man with a pentacuspid aortic valve without aortic stenosis and regurgitation, detected by transoesophageal echocardiography, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. mcemri@superonline.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cemri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cengel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Timurkaynak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male