Type F quadricuspid aortic valve: surgical treatment of a rare cause of aortic valve disease

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2008 Mar;9(3):311-3. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32813aeb4a.

Abstract

Quadricuspid aortic valve is the rarest congenital anomaly of the semilunar valves. In the past it has been frequently detected incidentally at autopsy or during cardiac surgery. Recently, the evolution of diagnostic techniques with Doppler analysis has allowed to identify preoperatively this uncommon cardiac abnormality. We report a case of quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed during surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Diseases / congenital*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans