Quadricuspid aortic valve

J Assoc Physicians India. 2012 Jun:60:54-5.

Abstract

Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital heart defect usually detected by echocardiography or at the time of aortic valve surgery. Preoperative recognition of this abnormality has clinical significance because it is frequently associated with other congenital cardiac abnormalities and anomalies of coronary origin. We report a case of quadricuspid aortic valve, which was detected preoperatively by transthoracic echocardiography and was associated with severe aortic regurgitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged