Quadricuspid aortic valve without severe dysfunction despite advanced age

Quadricuspid aortic valve without severe dysfunction despite advanced age

We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who presented with stable angina and with a quadricuspid aortic valve, which consisted of 4 equal-sized leaflets that were diagnosed incidentally upon coronary angiography. Despite the patient's advanced age, the abnormal valve was functioning almost no...

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Veröffentlicht in:Texas Heart Institute journal 2009, Vol.36 (5), p.486-488
Hauptverfasser: Okmen, Arda Sanli, Okmen, Ertan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Angina Pectoris - diagnostic imaging
Angina Pectoris - drug therapy
Angina Pectoris - etiology
Aortic Valve - abnormalities
Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve - physiopathology
Cardiovascular Agents - therapeutic use
Case Reports
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis - complications
Coronary Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis - drug therapy
Female
Humans
Incidental Findings
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who presented with stable angina and with a quadricuspid aortic valve, which consisted of 4 equal-sized leaflets that were diagnosed incidentally upon coronary angiography. Despite the patient's advanced age, the abnormal valve was functioning almost normally.
ISSN:0730-2347
1526-6702