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The Quandary of the Quadricuspid Aortic Valve—The “Unlucky” 4-Leaf Clover: Case Report and Brief Clinical Review

The quadricuspid aortic valve is an exceedingly rare congenital valvular anomaly, characterized by a tetrad of leaflets that typically presents with aortic regurgitation. Almost one third of cases are associated with coexisting cardiac defects with one fifth warranting surgical intervention. In this...

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Autores principales: Seecheran, Rajeev Virender, Seecheran, Valmiki Krishna, Persad, Sangeeta Anjali, Rampersad, Fidel, Maharaj, Paramanand, Khan, Shari, Seecheran, Naveen Anand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32389028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709620921626
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Sumario:The quadricuspid aortic valve is an exceedingly rare congenital valvular anomaly, characterized by a tetrad of leaflets that typically presents with aortic regurgitation. Almost one third of cases are associated with coexisting cardiac defects with one fifth warranting surgical intervention. In this article, we describe the first documented-in-Caribbean case and present a brief clinical review of its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management.