title: Type F quadricuspid aortic valve: surgical treatment of a rare cause of aortic valve disease.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valve is the rarest congenital anomaly of the semilunar valves. In the past it has been frequently detected incidentally at autopsy or during cardiac surgery. Recently, the evolution of diagnostic techniques with Doppler analysis has allowed to identify preoperatively this uncommon cardiac abnormality. We report a case of quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy. r.scrofani@hsacco.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scrofani
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pettinari
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanelli
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biasi
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antona
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans