title: Diagnosis of pentacuspid aortic valve with severe regurgitation using three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Monocuspid and quadricuspid aortic valves are a rare congenital valve malformation, and less common is the pentacuspid aortic valve (PAV). Echocardiography is a helpful noninvasive technique for their diagnosis. In this article, we describe a 48-year-old female patient with a PAV and severe aortic regurgitation that was diagnosed using three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiovascular Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozyilmaz
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akgul
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guzeltas
authors.forename: Isa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozyilmaz
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: 3D image; TEE; pentacuspid