Repair of quadricuspid aortic valve by bicuspidization: a novel technique | Zendy

Giovanni Battista Luciani | Zendy; Mohammed Morjan | Zendy; Giuseppe Faggian | Zendy; Alessandro Mazzucco | Zendy

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Repair of quadricuspid aortic valve by bicuspidization: a novel technique

Author(s) -

Giovanni Battista Luciani,

Mohammed Morjan,

Giuseppe Faggian,

Alessandro Mazzucco

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1569-9293

pISSN - 1569-9285

DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2010.237404

Subject(s) - medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , aortic valve , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve insufficiency , lesion , surgery , aortic valve repair , cardiology , aorta , aortic root , stenosis

Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital lesion, generally manifesting with valve regurgitation. Standard treatment involves valve replacement, though anecdotal cases of successful repair by means of valve tricuspidization have been reported. Here, the successful application of a repair technique previously unreported in the setting of QAV is described.

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