Abstract
Unicuspid aortic valve is a rare pathology among congenital heart diseases that requires cardiac surgery and is often confused with bicuspid valve. Herein, we report a case of a unicommisural form of unicuspid aortic valve concomitant with aortic aneurysm and secundum type atrial septal defect. Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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