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A quadricuspid aortic valve in an asymptomatic 40-year-old man: a case report
Giovanni Pasanisi1,2, Gaia Mazzanti3, Biagio Sassone3
1Department of Emergency, Division of Cardiology, Delta Hospital, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. g.pasanisi@ausl.fe.it.
Background:
Integrated transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography enables identification and characterization of a quadricuspid aortic valve anomaly.
Case Presentation:
A totally asymptomatic 40-year-old white man was referred to our Division of Cardiology after accidental finding of a heart murmur. Transesophageal echocardiography detected a quadricuspid aortic valve characterized by four cusps of equal size and severe aortic valvular regurgitation, without any further anomalies. He underwent a successful aortic valve repair.
Conclusions:
Quadricuspid aortic valve anomaly is a rare congenital cardiac defect that can cause progressive valvular complications.
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