Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Unicuspid Aortic Valve With Cardiac Rhabdomyoma: A Case Report
Prenatal diagnosis of unicuspid aortic valve (UAV) is exceptionally rare. UAV diagnosis can be achieved prenatally via ultrasound; however, it becomes challenging when UAV coexists with a large cardiac rhabdomyoma (CR) occupying significant left ventricular cavity space. The diagnosis of UAV deformity proves particularly challenging due to two compounding pathophysiological factors: altered hemodynamics prevent detection of characteristic high-velocity antegrade flow across the stenotic valve and mechanical compression exerted by a sizable rhabdomyoma further obscures typical diagnostic features. We report a case of fetal UAV associated with CR.
Authors
- A C Wang
- Bo‐xi Li
- Tian‐Gang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-9701)
Institutions
- Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.70173
- Primary Topic
- Williams Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00