title: Isolated quadricuspid aortic valve referred with diagnosis of rheumatic carditis.
abstract: Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital malformation of the aortic valve. It appears often isolated or sometimes associated with other truncal anomalies, and approximately 50% of patients have aortic regurgitation. In this article we reported an eight-years-old boy referred with diagnose of rheumatic carditis from the outer medical center.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey. Electronic address: mustafakosecik@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosecik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elmas
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Echocardiography; Quadricuspid aortic valve; Regurgitation