Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2008 Mar;9(3):317-8. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328224b946.

Abstract

Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital abnormality; it is usually an isolated lesion, but several concomitant congenital abnormalities have been described. We report a case of congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and real-time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography clarified the morphological and functional status of the aortic valve. To our knowledge, the association between quadricuspid aortic valve and obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has never been described before.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / etiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / congenital*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged