Single pulmonary valve cusp agenesis first detected by computed tomography reconstruction

Cardiol Young. 2021 Oct;31(10):1682-1683. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003000. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Abstract

We present the case, with tomographic three-dimensional reconstructions, of an adult patient affected by congenital absence of one pulmonary valve cusp with completely normal morphology of the other two cusps.

Keywords: CHD; CT; anatomy; cardiac surgery; pulmonary valve.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Valve* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Valve* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed