title: Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital abnormality; it is usually an isolated lesion, but several concomitant congenital abnormalities have been described. We report a case of congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and real-time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography clarified the morphological and functional status of the aortic valve. To our knowledge, the association between quadricuspid aortic valve and obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has never been described before.
authors.affiliation: Cardiopulmonary Science Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Udine, Udine, Italy. gnucifora@cardionet.it
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nucifora
authors.forename: Luigi P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Badano
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: Grazia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cinello
authors.forename: Ricarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marinigh
authors.forename: Paolo M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fioretti
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged