title: Endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France. fabrice.bauer@chu-rouen.fr
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Litzler
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabley
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cribier
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bessou
mesh_terms: 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