title: Original aortic valve plasty with autologous pericardium for quadricuspid valve.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valves represent a very rare pathology. Most cases have been discovered incidentally during heart operations or at autopsy. Patients may become symptomatic with aortic regurgitation. We encountered a symptomatic patient with aortic regurgitation and a quadricuspid aortic valve. Successful aortic valve plasty was done with our original technique of tricuspid replacement by glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Isamu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kawase
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Yukinari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nozawa
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takatoh
authors.forename: So
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome