Bangladesh JOURNAL of Child Health

Atypical Presentation of Unicuspid Unicommissural Aortic Valve in Infant


Unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) is a very rare congenital heart defect with an ill-defined natural history. It’s very important to diagnose early as UAV has a risk of sudden cardiac death and association of other congenital anomalies. Here we present a case of unicommissural UAV with severe AS, severe LV dysfunction diagnosed by colour doppler TT echo, successfully treated with balloon valvoplasty (BAV).

 

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