Quadricuspid aortic valve with aortic insufficiency: case report and review of the literature

J Card Surg. 2007 May-Jun;22(3):235-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00399.x.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Ultrasonography