Dysplastic aortic cusp presenting with myocardial ischemia: diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography.
Dysplastic aortic cusp causing myocardial ischemia is a rare entity. We report a case and review 16 previously reported cases, and we discuss the limitation of different cardiac imaging modality in defining this abnormality.
Ahmari
Saeed Al
SA
Cardiovascular and Cardiac Surgery Divisions, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Schaff
Hartzell
H
Click
Roger
R
Chandrasekaran
Krishnaswamy
K
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery