Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2016, Vol 3, Num 2 Page(s): 062-063
Quadricuspid aortic valve: a word of caution!

Şafak Alpat, Onur Karahasanoğlu, Metin Demircin

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords: Mechanical valve; quadricuspid, aortic valve; valve replacement
Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare cardiac malformation that usually appears as an isolated anomaly. It may cause either pure regurgitation or regurgitation accompanied by stenosis. Herein, we report a 54-year-old male patient who was referred to us for the surgical management of severe aortic valve regurgitation. Although preoperative echocardiography showed tricuspid aortic valve, we detected quardicuspid aortic valve intraoperatively. Aortic valve was replaced with great caution to the coronary ostia and conduction system. Postoperative course was uneventful. As quadricuspid aortic valve might be encountered incidentally during surgery, surgeons should be aware of anatomical difficulties with this morphology.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2016.467