Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital condition that frequently appears as an isolated congenital anomaly. This case report, with images, describes a 50 years old adult female who presented clinically with dyspnea and palpitations. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed, quadricuspid aortic valve, mild aortic regurgitation and slight mitral regurgitation. On CT angiographic examination, we showed that aortic valve had 4 equal cusps
1. Gulyasy B, Lopez-Candales A, Reis SE, Levitsky S. Quadricuspid aortic valve: an unsual echocardiographic finding and a review of the literature. Int J Cardiol 2009;132:68-71.
Figure 1. Echocardiographic view. Figure 1. CT Angiographic view. 4. Feldman BJ, Khandheria BK, Warnes JA, Sevard JB, Taylor CL, Tajik AJ. Incidence, descriptions and functional assessment of isolated quadricuspid valves. Am J Cardiol 1990;65:937-8.
5. Zacharaki AA, Patrianakos AP, Parthenakis FI, Vardas PE. Qaudricuspid Aortic Valve Associated with Non-Obstructive SubAortic Membrane: A case report and review of the literature. Hellenic J Cardiol 2009;50:544-7.
Dört yaprakçıklı aort kapağı, genellikle tek başına ve nadir görülen doğumsal bir anomalidir. Bu görüntülü olgu sunumunda, 50 yaşında, çarpıntı ve nefes darlığı yakınması olan kadın hastanın, dört yaprakçıklı aort kapağına ait ekokardiyografi ve CT görüntüleri sunulmuş ve tartışılmıştır
1. Gulyasy B, Lopez-Candales A, Reis SE, Levitsky S. Quadricuspid aortic valve: an unsual echocardiographic finding and a review of the literature. Int J Cardiol 2009;132:68-71.
Figure 1. Echocardiographic view. Figure 1. CT Angiographic view. 4. Feldman BJ, Khandheria BK, Warnes JA, Sevard JB, Taylor CL, Tajik AJ. Incidence, descriptions and functional assessment of isolated quadricuspid valves. Am J Cardiol 1990;65:937-8.
5. Zacharaki AA, Patrianakos AP, Parthenakis FI, Vardas PE. Qaudricuspid Aortic Valve Associated with Non-Obstructive SubAortic Membrane: A case report and review of the literature. Hellenic J Cardiol 2009;50:544-7.
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Journal Section
Case Report
Authors
Tamer Turan
Neslihan Gülmez
Setbaşı Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Bursa, Turkey