Typical echocardiographic findings in a patient with BAV with tubular
ascending aorta dilatation phenotype. A, Echocardiogram of a 60-year-old woman
with R/N BAV, no aortic valve regurgitation, and a fusiform ascending tubular
aortic aneurysm. Left parasternal long-axis view in diastole shows root
measurement of 36 mm (first arrow from left) and midtubular
ascending aorta measurement of 47 mm (second arrow from left).
B, Suprasternal diastolic view shows the mildly dilated proximal arch (36 mm,
arrow) and normal upper descending aorta. C, Parasternal
short-axis en face view of the aortic valve in systole shows 2 commissures
(asterisks) at 1 and 7 o’clock with right nonfusion.
LV, Left ventricle; RV, right ventricle;
Ao, aorta; PA, pulmonary artery;
RA, right atrium; LA, left atrium.