Key result
A 43-year-old woman presenting with gastroenteritis was incidentally found to have a Hurwitz and Roberts classification type A quadricuspid aortic valve on echocardiography.
Case Report (n=1)
Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital anomaly that can be incidentally diagnosed via echocardiography in asymptomatic patients.
Documents additional QAV presentation; extends sparse case literature but leaves management open.
Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital valvular abnormality with less than 200 cases reported to date. The first QAV was reported in 1862 by Balington. Clinical manifestations of patients with a QAV depend on the functional status of the QAV and the associated cardiac disorders. Most QAV are asymptomatic and are incidentally found. Severe aortic regurgitation and/or stenosis can develop overtime, requiring aortic valve replacement or repair. Transesophageal echocardiography is the preferred modality to diagnose QAV. We present a case of QAV which was incidentally diagnosed in a 43-year-old woman who presented with gastroenteritis.
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Kariyanna et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Quadricuspid Aortic Valve (n=1). Quadricuspid Aortic Valve was evaluated. A 43-year-old woman presenting with gastroenteritis was incidentally found to have a Hurwitz and Roberts classification type A quadricuspid aortic valve on echocardiography.
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