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Figure 1A-C: A, Transthoracic echocardiography parasternal
short-axis view, a bicuspid aortic valve with a fusion of the right and
non-coronary cusps. B, Suprasternal view of transthoracic
echocardiography and buckling of the descending aorta. C, Chest X-ray,
buckling of the aorta. Abbreviations:NCC, Non-coronary cusp, RCC, right
coronary cusp, LCC, Left coronary cusp, AA, Ascending aorta, DD,
Descending aorta.
Figure 2: CT angiography, showing an elongated and kinked
aortic arch (∗ Elongation and buckling of the aorta). Abbreviations: AA,
Ascending aorta, DD, Descending aorta
Video 1: CT angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction,
showing an elongated and kinked aortic arch