Congenital Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Associated with Congenital Complete Heart Block

Endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.

The most common aortic valve congenital abnormality is observed in bicuspid aortic valve. Only a few cases of aortic valve quadricuspidy have been reported in the literature. We report a new case of endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.

Congenital complete heart block.

Congenital Complete Heart Block.

Few of the reported cases of congenital complete heart block have been over twenty years of age. It seems, therefore, worth reporting seven cases who are in good health at various ages between 22 and 42 years. This aetiological factor should, therefore, be thought of in middle-aged and even in elderly patients with complete heart block of unknown oetiology. Campbell and Suzman (1934), reporting...

Congenital complete heart block.

seven hours twenty minutes before delivery, the foetal heart sounds became audible. The very slow rate was noted. It was regular, and the provisional diagnosis of complete heart block was suggested. At delivery the condition of the infant was good: there was no cyanosis. Auscultation of the heart disclosed no murmurs. The ventricular rate fluctuated from timne to timie and varied between sixty ...

Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with aortic insufficiency and mitral regurgitation

Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare cardiac anomaly. More than half of the patients with this abnormality will develop aortic insufficiency in adulthood. It is vital that patients with quadricuspid aortic valve who present with progressive aortic regurgitation undergo valve replacement or repair at appropriate time. Here, we present two cases of quadricuspid aortic valve. We first de...