Severe aortic regurgitation in a quadricuspid aortic valve: A false rheumatic disease

Severe aortic regurgitation in a quadricuspid aortic valve: A false rheumatic disease

Key Clinical Message The quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a malformation that leads to severe valve failure later in life. Malformation and displacement of coronary ostia are found in 10% of patients. In this context, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2019-04, Vol.7 (4), p.841-843
Hauptverfasser: Belleyo‐Belkasem, Carima, de La Rosa‐Hernández, Alejandro, Izquierdo‐Gómez, María Manuela, García‐Niebla, Javier, Lacalzada‐Almeida, Juan
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Sprache:eng
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Case reports
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Congenital diseases
Coronary vessels
Electrocardiography
Esophagus
Medical imaging
quadricuspid aortic valve
transesophageal echocardiography
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:Key Clinical Message The quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a malformation that leads to severe valve failure later in life. Malformation and displacement of coronary ostia are found in 10% of patients. In this context, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are the essential imaging tests for the preoperative assessment for cardiac surgery. The quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a malformation that leads to severe valve failure later in life. Malformation and displacement of coronary ostia are found in 10% of patients. In this context, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are the essential imaging tests for the preoperative assessment for cardiac surgery.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.2060