Supravalvular aortic stenosis is a dongenital narrowing of the ascending aorta. The stenotic lesion may be localized or diffuse, originating at the superior margin of the sinuses of Valsalva just above the level of the coronary arteries. This disease ...
Supravalvular aortic stenosis is a dongenital narrowing of the ascending aorta. The stenotic lesion may be localized or diffuse, originating at the superior margin of the sinuses of Valsalva just above the level of the coronary arteries. This disease is suggested to have familial tendency heredited by an autosomal dominant type of transmission. A 17-years-old male with intermittent exertional chest pain, whose elder sister being a patient with supravalvular aortic stenosis, was admitted for cardiologic evaluation. Diagnosis of supravalvualr aortic stenosis was made by echocardiography, angiocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging of heart. We reported a case of familial supravalvualr aortic stenosis with a review of literature.