Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve associated with severe regurgitation.
Journal: Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
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Abstract
A 56-year-old man was referred because of severe aortic regurgitation. He had a quadricuspid aortic valve with a small accessory cusp between the right coronary and noncoronary cusps. The ostium of the right coronary artery was deviated toward the accessory cusp commissure. Aortic valve replacement was performed with a bioprosthesis. The resected cusps showed fibrotic thickening with calcification and fenestration.
Authors
Yujiro Kawanishi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Keitaro Nakagiri, Teruo Yamashita, Kenji Okada, Yutaka Okita
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