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Kane L, Puskas JD. Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiograph Image. INNOVATIONS-TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY 2010; 5:453-5. [DOI: 10.1177/155698451000500613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Quadricuspid aortic valve is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. In Quadricuspid aortic valve, the aortic valve has four distinct leaflets. The most common type A variant has four equal cusps. The most common presentation is aortic insufficiency. A 70-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man presented to our practice in a 3-month time span were described here.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lauren Kane
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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