Journal article
An interesting case of tricuspid aortic valve with a quadricuspid function.
- Tessitore E Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Müller H
- Nganou-Gnindjio CN
- Grisel P
- Šekoranja L
- 2014-10-08
Published in:
- Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.). - 2015
aortic valve
transesophageal echocardiography
transthoracic echocardiography
Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Echocardiography
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Tricuspid Atresia
English
Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital heart defect, often related to severe aortic regurgitation, and usually detected by echocardiography or at the time of aortic valve surgery. We report a case of an interesting and extremely rare variant of "false" QAV, detected preoperatively by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, in a severely symptomatic patient, admitted to our hospital for dyspnea. Three leaflets of aortic valve appeared quadricuspid, because the left coronary cusp was divided into 2 parts, as confirmed by MRI and pathology. Most frequently, QAV presents with all 4 leaflets equal in size.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1111/echo.12793
- PMID 25287612
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/144875
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