Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review.
Oreoluwa OladiranIfeanyi NwosuRashmi DhitalGbujie EziomaPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2019)
Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital cardiac defect characterized by the presence of four aortic valve leaflets of equal or varying sizes. Even rarer is its clinical presentation with aortic stenosis. Diagnosis of QAV could be challenging but is of great importance as patients often present with progressive aortic regurgitation. We present 2 cases of QAV presenting differently: one with aortic stenosis requiring valve replacement and the other with aortic regurgitation requiring close monitoring.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- multiple sclerosis
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- case report
- pulmonary artery
- atrial fibrillation