Type A quadricuspid aortic valve and ascending aorta aneurysm: a rare combination.


Autoria(s): Ferrari E.; Marcucci C.; Roumy A.; von Segesser L.K.
Data(s)

2011

Resumo

Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital anomaly associated with aortic valve insufficiency and significant morbidity, and requires the replacement or, rarely, the repair of the malfunctioning heart valve. A QAV associated with an ascending aorta aneurysm is an extremely rare anatomic combination with a hypothetical, but not clear, shared embryological etiology. To date, only two cases of type B QAV with ascending aorta aneurysm have been reported. Herein is described the first ever case of a 38-year-old male suffering from severe symptomatic aortic valve regurgitation due to a type A QAV, associated with an ascending aorta aneurism, who underwent a successful combined replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_4FD7B8A76F2A

isbn:0966-8519 (Print)

pmid:22655506

isiid:000306675200018

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Journal of Heart Valve Disease, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 723-725

Palavras-Chave #Adult; Aortic Aneurysm/complications; Aortic Valve/abnormalities; Aortic Valve Insufficiency/etiology; Humans; Male
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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