Coexisting bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves diagnosed by 3D transthoracic echocardiography

Echocardiography. 2018 Mar;35(3):423-424. doi: 10.1111/echo.13826. Epub 2018 Feb 4.

Abstract

Coexisting bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves is an extremely rare condition, and there have been few published cases. Diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve is straightforward with 2D echocardiography; however, analysis of the morphology of the pulmonary valve is challenging. In this study, we report on a case of a 32-year-old man with bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves diagnosed by 2D and 3D transthoracic echocardiography. The enlarged pulmonary artery without any obvious etiology led us to suspect a pulmonary valve anomaly; thus, we comprehensively evaluated it with 2D and 3D echocardiography, which confirmed the diagnosis of bicuspid pulmonary valve.

Keywords: bicuspid aortic valve; echocardiography; pulmonary valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Valve / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging*