Quadricuspid aortic valve: Surgical repair with aortic root reimplantation in an adult

Quadricuspid aortic valve with aortic regurgitation.

A 51-year-old man presented to the hospital with symptoms suggestive of an embolic stroke, including slurred speech. The patient’s history included mild aortic regurgitation, which was detected by means of transthoracic echocardiography 3 months before presentation. Transesophageal echocardiographic findings confirmed mild aortic regurgitation (panel A) and revealed a quadricuspid aortic valve ...

Ascending aortic replacement with aortic valve reimplantation.

BACKGROUND Reimplantation of the native, structurally intact aortic valve within a Dacron tube graft in patients with aortic root aneurysms corrects annular ectasia and dilatation of the sinotubular junction. The durability of this valve repair with respect to the increased mechanical stress on valve cusps has been discussed, is quite controversial, and is yet unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Fro...

Quadricuspid aortic valve.

A 57-year-old woman presented with a history of dyspnea on exertion since 4 months prior to admission. She denied chest pain. Her medical history was not significant. Physical examination revealed wide pulse pressure and arterial hypertension (170/65 mmHg). A diastolic murmur of grade 4/6 was heard at the left sternal border. ECG displayed sinus rhythm with evidence of left ventricular enlargem...

Quadricuspid aortic valve.

Daniel Hanratty*, Olatunde Farode, Adrian Ionescu and Aprim Youhana a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK b Department of Cardiology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK * Corresponding author. 34 St Stephens Mansions, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5LQ, UK. Tel: +44-07815775676; e-mail: [email protected] (D. Hanratty). Received 18 February 2012; accept...

isolated quadricuspid aortic valve