Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review

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...

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Main Authors: Oreoluwa Oladiran, Ifeanyi Nwosu, Rashmi Dhital, Gbujie Ezioma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7835287
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spelling doaj-c119f71bc5bd49a2a72036fa5dfeefd02020-11-24T23:59:51ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122019-01-01201910.1155/2019/78352877835287Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief ReviewOreoluwa Oladiran0Ifeanyi Nwosu1Rashmi Dhital2Gbujie Ezioma3Reading Hospital, Tower Health System, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USALeighton Hospital NHS Trust, Crewe, Cheshire, UKReading Hospital, Tower Health System, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USASaint Peter’s University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USAQuadricuspid 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7835287
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author Oreoluwa Oladiran
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Gbujie Ezioma
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Ifeanyi Nwosu
Rashmi Dhital
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Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review
Case Reports in Cardiology
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Ifeanyi Nwosu
Rashmi Dhital
Gbujie Ezioma
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title Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review
title_short Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review
title_full Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review
title_fullStr Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review
title_full_unstemmed Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Report of Two Cases and Brief Review
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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2090-6412
publishDate 2019-01-01
description 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.
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