Quadricuspid aortic valve perforation resulting from bacterial endocarditis--2-D echo- and angiographic diagnosis and its surgical treatment.
A 75-year-old man with quadricuspid aortic valve regurgitation affected by bacterial endocarditis is reported. The aortic valve consisted of 4 equal-sized cusps (type a) and a supernumerary cusp located between the right and noncoronary cusps. A right coronary ostium was close to the accessory commissure, but there was no displacement. A few small fenestrations were found at the 4 commissures and a large perforation resulting from endocarditis was observed in the noncoronary cusp. 2-D echocardiogram and angiogram suggested these findings, and they were confirmed at surgery. Successful aortic valve replacement was achieved.
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae