Revelation of quadricuspid aortic valve at aortography in elderly patient with severe aortic regurgitation.
Aortic regurgitation is associated with numerous eponymous signs. It has been reported severe aortic regurgitation also due to a quadricuspid aortic valve, a rare congenital anomaly. We present a case of revelation of quadricuspid aortic valve at left ventriculography with aortography in a 71-year-old Italian woman with severe aortic regurgitation.
Patanè
Francesco
F
Patanè
Salvatore
S
Zingarelli
Edoardo
E
El Qarra
Suad
S
Trichiolo
Sergio
S
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans