Pentacuspid aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation.
Pentacuspid aortic valve is an extremely rare congenital aortic valve anomaly. In this case, pentacuspid aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation was detected by transthoracic echocardiography and multiple-detector computed tomography; the patient recovered smoothly after aortic valve replacement.
Wang
Shengxun
S
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of The Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Meng
Xu
X
Zhang
Haibo
H
Wang
Jiangang
J
Han
Jie
J
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult