RESEARCH ARTICLE
Type F Congenital Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: A Very Rare Case Diagnosed by 3-dimenional Transoesophageal Echocardiography
Pankaj Garg*, Hazlyna Kamaruddin, Rachel Orme, Victoria Watt
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 23
Last Page: 25
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-8-23
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401408010023
Article History:
Received Date: 19/1/2014Revision Received Date: 24/2/2014
Acceptance Date: 26/2/2014
Electronic publication date: 7/3/2014
Collection year: 2014

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Abstract
Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare cardiac anomaly. Several different anatomical variations of a quadricuspid aortic valve have been described. Aortic regurgitation is the predominant valvular dysfunction associated with QAV and patients tend to present in their 5th or 6th decade of life. This anomaly is rarely picked up by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). A comprehensive transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) study is more likely to diagnose it. We describe a very rare type of QAV – Type F in a 52-year-old lady who presented with symptoms of shortness of breath and pre-syncope. We include TOE images and intra-operative valve images.