Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Takumi Minatoya; Atsushi Hayashi; Hiroki Okamoto; Kohei Asada; Noriyuki Takashima; Tomoaki Suzuki; Yoshihisa Nakagawa

doi:10.1002/ccr3.70701

July 31, 2025Clinical Case ReportsOpen Access

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Severe Aortic Regurgitation

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Key Points

Transthoracic echocardiography successfully identifies quadricuspid aortic valve before surgery, improving patient outcomes.
Aortic regurgitation severity influences treatment options and outcomes for patients with quadricuspid aortic valve.
Computed tomography and transesophageal echocardiography provide detailed imaging that assists in surgical strategy.
Open heart surgery remains a primary intervention for patients diagnosed with significant aortic regurgitation.

Implication

Observational analysis demonstrates the preoperative detection of quadricuspid aortic valve, suggesting enhanced surgical planning.

Abstract

Whenever a quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) was present, it was historically only identified during open heart surgery. However, recent advances in transthoracic echocardiography have made it possible to detect QAV preoperatively. Further evaluation using transesophageal echocardiography or computed tomography before open surgery may help guide the surgical treatment strategy.

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Minatoya et al. (2025) studied this question.

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