Key result
A 59-year-old man presenting with non-cardiac chest pain was incidentally found to have a rare quadricuspid aortic valve with mild aortic regurgitation, which remained stable on annual echocardiographic follow-up.
Why the study?
Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital anomaly, and presenting symptoms may not appear directly related to the heart.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the incidental discovery of a rare quadricuspid aortic valve in a patient presenting with non-cardiac chest pain.
A quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of four leaflets in the aortic valve. We are reporting a case of a 59-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with non-cardiac chest pain. The discovery of QAV during the evaluation highlights the importance of considering cardiac causes, even in cases where the presenting symptoms may not appear directly related to the heart.
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Al-Qaysi et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Quadricuspid Aortic Valve (n=1). Quadricuspid Aortic Valve was evaluated on Diagnosis of quadricuspid aortic valve. A 59-year-old man presenting with non-cardiac chest pain was incidentally found to have a rare quadricuspid aortic valve with mild aortic regurgitation, which remained stable on annual echocardiographic follow-up.
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