IMR Press / RCM / Volume 18 / Issue 2 / DOI: 10.3909/ricm0874

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Open Access Case Review
Two Reports of Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Aortic Insufficiency
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1 Department of Cardiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2017, 18(2), 88–91; https://doi.org/10.3909/ricm0874
Published: 30 June 2017
Abstract
We report two cases of a quadricuspid aortic valve with severe aortic incompetence. Both patients presented with dyspnea on exertion. Their physical examinations demonstrated wide pulse pressures with diastolic murmurs. Bedside transthoracic Doppler echocardiography revealed preserved left ventricular systolic function and possible quadricuspid aortic valve with severe aortic incompetence in both patients. We proceeded with transesophageal echocardiography that confirmed a quadricuspid aortic valve with severe aortic incompetence in both patients. Left ventricular systolic function was preserved in both cases. Both patients had a preoperative cardiac catheterization, which showed normal coronary arteries. They were referred to cardiothoracic surgery and underwent successful aortic valve replacement with bioprosthetic valves.
Keywords
Quadricuspid aortic valve
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic valve replacement
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