Open AccessSevere aortic regurgitation in a quadricuspid aortic valve: A false rheumatic disease
Author(s) -
BelleyoBelkasem Carima,
de La RosaHernández Alejandro,
IzquierdoGómez María Manuela,
GarcíaNiebla Javier,
LacalzadaAlmeida Juan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2060
Subject(s) - medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , context (archaeology) , aortic valve , radiology , paleontology , biology
Key Clinical Message The quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a malformation that leads to severe valve failure later in life. Malformation and displacement of coronary ostia are found in 10% of patients. In this context, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are the essential imaging tests for the preoperative assessment for cardiac surgery.