Congenital bicuspid aortic valve associated with aberrant coronary artery origin: a case report
Masuda, H.; Arikawa, K.; Maruko, M.; Ishibe, R.; Chosa, N.; Kinjo, T.; Tabata, D.; Miyahara, K.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 44(4): 324-327
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 2038163 Document Number: 379148
A 61-year-old man with congenital bicuspid aortic valve associated with aberrant coronary artery origin is presented. His aortic valve was severely stenotic with marked calcification. At the aortic valve replacement, it was found that the valve was markedly calcified and the bicuspid valve and both coronary ostia were very close to each other in a posteriorly positioned sinus of Valsalva. There have been a few reports concerning the combination of the bicuspid aortic valve and aberrant coronary artery origin, and it is well known that the bicuspid aortic valve more frequently accompanies short left main trunk or left coronary arterial dominance than a normal aortic valve. Some genetic mechanisms surrounding the coronary artery, aortic valve and aorta are suggested to occur with such anomalies.