| A Case of Quadricuspid Aortic Valve with Aortic Regurgitation |
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nayoro City Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan)
| Katsuaki Magishi |
Yuichi Izumi |
Keijiro Mitsube |
| Keisuke Nakanishi |
Hiroshi Kubota |
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A 63-year-old man was admitted due to acute congestive heart failure. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated quadricuspid aortic valve malformation with concomitant severe aortic regurgitation. The valve was replaced by a 21mm Edward-MIRA and the postoperative course was uneventful. Although quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare anomaly, its potential for severe valve failure in adulthood should not be neglected.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 32：83 -85 (2003) |
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