title: Repair of quadricuspid aortic valve by bicuspidization: a novel technique.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital lesion, generally manifesting with valve regurgitation. Standard treatment involves valve replacement, though anecdotal cases of successful repair by means of valve tricuspidization have been reported. Here, the successful application of a repair technique previously unreported in the setting of QAV is described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, O. C. M. Piazzale Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy. giovanni.luciani@univr.it
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morjan
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome