Published: August 25, 2011Received: March 18, 2010Available on J-STAGE: August 25, 2011Accepted: May 11, 2010
Advance online publication: July 08, 2011
Revised: -
We describe the case of a 69 year-old woman with a dilated ascending aorta, who presented with aortic valve regurgitation due to a quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV). There are only a few reports in the literature describing aortic replacement and subsequent aortic valve replacement for a malfunctioning QAV. We discuss the pathogenesis of the dilated ascending aorta in this patient and the indication for ascending aorta replacement in such cases.
