title: Quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography in childhood.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital malformation of the heart leading to significant aortic regurgitation or stenosis. Its diagnosis by transthoracic echocardiography is difficult. Most of the cases are diagnosed during surgery or autopsy. Associated abnormalities of the coronary arteries should also be searched, since surgical injury may have devastating results. We herein present an eight-year-old girl found to have a quadricuspid aortic valve during evaluation of chronic renal disease and systemic hypertension.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Figen
authors: F
authors: Akalin
authors: Banu
authors: B
authors: Demirel
authors: Pinar
authors: P
authors: Urenden
authors: Neşe
authors: N
authors: Biyikli
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography