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. 1991;18(2):141–143.

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve

Case Report and Review of the Literature

Karen B James 1,2, L Kathleen Centorbi 1,2, Roberto Novoa 1,2
PMCID: PMC324983  PMID: 15227499

Abstract

Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital anomaly that may be found unexpectedly at surgery or diagnosed preoperatively by means of echocardiography or aortography. The most common hemodynamic abnormality associated with this anomaly is aortic insufficiency.

We describe a representative case involving a 62-year-old man with severe aortic insufficiency and mild aortic stenosis. At operation, the aortic valve was found to have 4 cusps. The valve was replaced with a mechanical prosthesis. The patient was released 7 days after operation and was clinically well at 6-month follow-up. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1991;18:141-3)

Keywords: Aortic valve

Keywords: aortic valve insufficiency

Keywords: aortic valve, quadricuspid

Keywords: aortic valve stenosis

Keywords: heart defects, congenital

Keywords: regurgitation, aortic valve

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