Endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.
The most common aortic valve congenital abnormality is observed in bicuspid aortic valve. Only a few cases of aortic valve quadricuspidy have been reported in the literature. We report a new case of endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.
Bauer
Fabrice
F
Department of Cardiology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France. fabrice.bauer@chu-rouen.fr
Litzler
Pierre-Yves
PY
Tabley
Alfred
A
Cribier
Alain
A
Bessou
Jean-Paul
JP
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography