Quadricuspid aortic valve with ruptured sinus of Valsalva

Cardiol Young. 2013 Feb;23(1):154-6. doi: 10.1017/S104795111200042X. Epub 2012 Jul 5.

Abstract

We present a case of a 24-year-old woman who was diagnosed with quadricuspid aortic valve with ruptured sinus of Valsalva. Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. The recognition of quadricuspid aortic valve has clinical significance as it causes aortic valve dysfunction, and is often associated with other congenital cardiac abnormalities. We showed the important role of multimodality imaging in diagnosing a quadricuspid aortic valve associated with ruptured sinus of Valsalva.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Rupture / complications
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Sinus of Valsalva*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult