Quadricuspid aortic valve: a rare etiology of aortic regurgitation.
Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare cause of aortic insufficiency. We report two unusual cases of this valvular pathology associated with a dilatation of the aortic root. The mechanism leading to this valve incompetence is incompletely understood and is discussed in regard to these cases.
Godefroid
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Cardiology Unit, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Avenue G. Therasse 1, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium.
Colles
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P
Vercauteren
S
S
Louagie
Y
Y
Marchandise
B
B
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography