Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences (Aug 2007)

Rare Anatomic Entity Of Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Aortic Insufficiency: A Case Report

  • Po-Chih Chang,
  • Ching-Cheng Lin,
  • Chee-Siong Lee,
  • Pao-Hui Wang,
  • Ying-Fu Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0257-5655(07)70007-X
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 8
pp. 422 – 425

Abstract

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Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital heart defect that often causes symptomatic aortic insufficiency in adulthood, imposing valve replacement. Herein, we describe one unusual case of QAV which underwent valve replacement uneventfully.

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