This week, we begin our exploration of aortic cusp variants with the unicuspid aortic valve (UAV)—a rare congenital anomaly affecting roughly 0.02% of adults. Learn how to identify UAV on echocardiography, understand its unique anatomical features, and why early diagnosis is critical due to its rapid progression to severe aortic stenosis.
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We recently reviewed a case during a local hospital quality improvement meeting that required us to assess whether or not there was prosthetic aortic valve stenosis. It was interesting to touch up on the key parameters that should be assessed. This week we will review the key points for imaging and interpreting prosthetic aortic valve stenosis with echocardiography.
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We evaluate the aortic valve for pathology on every patient we scan. It’s easy to forget the basic concept of anatomy and the functions each part of the valve plays in opening & closing of the leaflets. This blog is going to be a refresher and cover the basic anatomy of the aortic valve!
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