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A 1-month-old Hispanic female was diagnosed with a rare quadricuspid pulmonary valve associated with atrial septal defects and mild pulmonary stenosis.
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This report describes the first diagnosed case of a rare quadricuspid pulmonary valve associated with atrial septal defects and mild pulmonary stenosis in a Hispanic newborn.
Supports inclusion of QPV in murmur differentials; leaves open natural history and management thresholds.
A 1-month-old Hispanic female was referred to the cardiology service. During physical examination, a systolic ejection murmur at the pulmonic area was auscultated. The echocardiography evaluation of the pulmonary valve demonstrated a quadricuspid pulmonary valve (QPV) with slightly thickened leaflets, associated atrial septal defects and mild pulmonary stenosis. QPV is a rare congenital anomaly variant that can remain asymptomatic with few or non-hemodynamic alterations. Associations with structural or functional alterations have been reported. This is the first case of QPV that was diagnosed in a Hispanic newborn.
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Aboitiz-Rivera et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Quadricuspid pulmonary valve (n=1). Quadricuspid pulmonary valve was evaluated. A 1-month-old Hispanic female was diagnosed with a rare quadricuspid pulmonary valve associated with atrial septal defects and mild pulmonary stenosis.
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