Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Aortic Insufficiency: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report the case of a 42‐year‐old woman with aortic regurgitation discovered to be caused by a quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram. With improvements in echocardiographic imaging, the diagnosis of QAV is likely to be made more reliably in the...

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Published in:	Journal of cardiac surgery Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 235 - 237
Main Authors:	Holt, Natalie F., Sivarajan, Murali, Mandapati, Divakar, Printsev, Yevgeniy, Elefteriades, John A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01-05-2007
Subjects:	Adult Aortic Valve - abnormalities Aortic Valve - surgery Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Female Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Ultrasonography
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Summary:	We report the case of a 42‐year‐old woman with aortic regurgitation discovered to be caused by a quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram. With improvements in echocardiographic imaging, the diagnosis of QAV is likely to be made more reliably in the future and should prompt close clinical follow‐up given the frequent association of this lesion with valvular insufficiency.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:	0886-0440 1540-8191
DOI:	10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00399.x