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Two Cases of Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Aortic Regurgitation and Degeneration

Background  Quadricuspid aortic valve is rare and occasionally associated with aortic regurgitation and ascending aortic dilatation. Recent studies suggest an association of aortic regurgitation with ascending aortic medial degeneration. Case Description  Histologic evaluation of ascending aortic ti...

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Autores principales: Federspiel, Jan Michael, Tschernig, Thomas, Laschke, Matthias Werner, Schäfers, Hans-Joachim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2022
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9296265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35865148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1750408
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Sumario:Background  Quadricuspid aortic valve is rare and occasionally associated with aortic regurgitation and ascending aortic dilatation. Recent studies suggest an association of aortic regurgitation with ascending aortic medial degeneration. Case Description  Histologic evaluation of ascending aortic tissue of two individuals with regurgitant quadricuspid aortic valve, one dilated, one non-dilated, yielded comparable degeneration in the Media. Conclusion  Regurgitation of quadricuspid aortic valve may lead to the degeneration of Tunica media of the ascending aorta.