Congenital Quadricuspid Aortic Valve.
- Author:
Man Jong BAEK
1
;
Chan Young NA
;
Sam Sae OH
;
Seong Wook WHANG
;
Cheul LEE
;
Jae Hyun KIM
;
Hong Ju SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute, Bucheon, Korea. kubmj@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic valve, anomaly;
Aortic valve;
Aortic valve insufficiency;
Endocarditis
- MeSH:
Aortic Valve Insufficiency;
Aortic Valve*;
Classification;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Endocarditis;
Humans
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;38(2):164-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital abnormality but it is well recognized as the cause of significant aortic regurgitation. We describe 5 patients who underwent surgery for severe aortic regurgitation associated with quadricuspid valve. In all patients, this abnormality had been incidentally detected during surgery. Two of the patients had infective endocarditis. In accordance with the Hurwitz and Roberts classification, two valves were type d, two were type a, and one was type c.
