Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 1883-4108
Print ISSN : 0285-1474
ISSN-L : 0285-1474
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Quadricuspid Aortic Valve
Shintaro KatahiraSeijiro YoshidaYoshimasa Moizumi
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Keywords: MDCT
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2009 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 53-55

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Abstract
A 43-year-old woman was admitted with heart murmur. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and aortgraphy revealed severe aortic regurgitation and also transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and multi-row detector computed tomography (MDCT) demonstrated quadricuspid aortic valve. Combined cardiac surgery such as aortic valve replacement and replacement of the ascending aorta was successfully performed. Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare anomaly. MDCT is a useful device for the morphological and functional evaluation of the aortic valve disease non-invasively.
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© 2009 The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
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