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[Quadricuspid aorta diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. A case report]
F Rodríguez Pantaleón1, N Espínola Zavaleta, M Lora Perelló
1Departamento de Ecocardiografía, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez INCICH, México, D.F.
Archivos Del Instituto De Cardiologia De Mexico
|June 15, 1999
Abstract:
We report a case of a 64 year-old woman who had a quadricuspid aortic valve associated with aortic regurgitation of mild degree diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The four cuspids were of the same size. This valve anomaly could not be diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). The TEE is a diagnostic noninvasive procedure that gives the best information in quadricuspid aortic valve malformation.