Quadricuspid aortic valve associated with severe aortic regurgitation

• MATSUMOTO M

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

• MIKI SHIGEHIKO

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

• KUSUHARA KENJI

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

• UEDA YUICHI

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

• OHKITA YUTAKA

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

• TAHATA TAKAFUMI

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

• KOMEDA MASASHI

  Departoment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital

Abstract

A 57-year old man with severe aortic regurgitation was found to have a quadricuspid aortic valve. Aortic valve replacement was performed successfully with a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve. On histological examination, the resected cusps showed fibrotic thickening with calcification.

Journal

• Jpn Circ J

  Jpn Circ J 49 190-, 1985

  Japanese Circulation Society

Keywords

• Quadricuspid aortic valve
• Aortic valve regurgitation
• Aortic vale replacement

Details

• CRID: 1570854177116835328
• NII Article ID: 110002579961
• NII Book ID: AA00690731
• ISSN: 00471828
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/1986143312
• Text Lang: en
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