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16320931

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Quadricuspid aortic valve is an uncommon congenital valve disease mostly occurring as isolated lesion or sometimes in association with truncal anomalies. Approximately 50% of patients with quadricuspid aortic valve have aortic regurgitation. Before the advent of echocardiography most cases were diagnosed at the time of surgery or at post-mortem examination. We describe 2 cases of patients with quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed by echocardiography. The first case, a quadricuspid aortic valve with four equal-sized cusps (type A, according to the classification of Hurwitz and Roberts), was identified in a 26-year-old man undergoing echocardiography because of a heart murmur. The second case, a quadricuspid aortic valve with three relatively equal cusps and one smaller cusp (type B, according to the classification of Hurwitz and Roberts), was identified in a 47-year-old man with a history of murmur. The identification and periodical non-invasive evaluation of a quadricuspid aortic valve is important, because such valves are more vulnerable to infection and need adequate prophylaxis against endocarditis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1129-471X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
927-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Quadricuspid aortic valve: a rare cause of aortic insufficiency diagnosed by doppler echocardiography. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, University Hospital, Messina, Italy. toninorecupero@virgilio.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports