Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Three Cases

Quadricuspid aortic valve associated with aortic stenosis and regurgitation: report of a case and a review of the literature

“…7,8 In this review of the literature, a total of 192 cases (mean age: 51 ± 18 years, range: 0-84 years) were found. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Clinical and functional characteristics of cases of QAV were reviewed (Table 1). Before the introduction of TTE, most cases of QAV were discovered incidentally at autopsy or during aortic valve surgery.…”

“…Only 13 cases of QAV with both AR and aortic stenosis have been previously reported, as shown in Table 2. 3,5,13,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] Extensive calcifi cation (60%) and fi brotic thickening of the aortic valve (40%) were found in QAV patients with aortic stenosis at the time of surgical intervention ( Table 2). QAV patients with aortic stenosis were signifi -A B Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%) of cases AR, aortic regurgitation; ASR, combined aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation a Some patients were diagnosed by more than one method 34 is a possible mechanism of aortic stenosis in cases of QAV.…”