Ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a quadricuspid aortic valve

Keiichiro Kasama; Hitoshi Ogino; Hitoshi Matsuda; Kenji Minatoya; Hiroaki Sasaki; Hiroshi Tanaka; Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda; Junjiro Kobayashi

doi:10.1007/s11748-010-0645-4

Ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a quadricuspid aortic valve

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Mar;59(3):179-80. doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0645-4. Epub 2011 Mar 30.

Authors

Keiichiro Kasama¹, Hitoshi Ogino, Hitoshi Matsuda, Kenji Minatoya, Hiroaki Sasaki, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Junjiro Kobayashi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.

PMID: 21448794
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-010-0645-4

Abstract

We report here a rare case of ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a tricuspitalized quadricuspid aortic valve. A 45-year-old man had a fusiform ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic valve regurgitation. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed grade III aortic regurgitation. Chest computed tomography showed an ascending aortic aneurysm with a diameter of 48 mm. Surgery revealed that the aortic valve was a tricuspitalized quadricuspid aortic valve with an accessory cusp between the right coronary cusp and left coronary cusp.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome