Rare Anatomic Entity Of Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Aortic Insufficiency: A Case Report

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - Tập 23 - Trang 422-425 - 2007
Po-Chih Chang1, Ching-Cheng Lin2,3, Chee-Siong Lee2,3, Pao-Hui Wang1, Ying-Fu Chen1,3
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
3Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tóm tắt

Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital heart defect that often causes symptomatic aortic insufficiency in adulthood, imposing valve replacement. Herein, we describe one unusual case of QAV which underwent valve replacement uneventfully.


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