Normally functioning quadricuspid aortic valve mistaken for bicuspid valve in a septuagenarian.
Michelle C MolinaryAmy B MartinErin E AsevedoElizabeth F McIlwainBrian CospolichEdmund Kenneth KerutPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)
A 70-year-old male underwent transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal (TEE) echocardiography for a stroke. A bicuspid aortic valve was suspected by TTE, but TEE revealed a normally functioning quadricuspid aortic valve. A quadricuspid aortic valve may be more common than generally thought, as it may not be readily diagnosed by TTE, and may remain functionally normal.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- single cell
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- blood brain barrier
- cerebral ischemia