title: Death from ascending aortic aneurysm secondary to quadricuspid aortic valve.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valve is a very rare cardiac malformation (<1.46%) that is very rarely associated with other diseases, such as ascending aortic aneurysm.The authors present a case of cardiac tamponade from a rupture of the ascending aortic aneurysm that may have been caused, as shown by a review of the literature, by the quadricuspid aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Anatomical Sciences, Histological, Legal Medicine, and Locomotor Apparatus, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Massoni
authors.forename: Serafino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged