Key result
Aortic valve and ascending aorta replacement successfully treats quadricuspid aortic valve with ascending aneurysm.
Why the study?
There are only a few reports describing aortic replacement and subsequent aortic valve replacement for malfunctioning quadricuspid aortic valve with ascending aortic aneurysm.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report discusses the pathogenesis and surgical indications for ascending aorta replacement in a patient with a quadricuspid aortic valve.
Adds to sparse evidence on quadricuspid aortic valve with aneurysm; leaves open standardized surgical indications.
We describe the case of a 69 year-old woman with a dilated ascending aorta, who presented with aortic valve regurgitation due to a quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV). There are only a few reports in the literature describing aortic replacement and subsequent aortic valve replacement for a malfunctioning QAV. We discuss the pathogenesis of the dilated ascending aorta in this patient and the indication for ascending aorta replacement in such cases.
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Tsukioka et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Quadricuspid Aortic Valve with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm (n=1). Aortic valve replacement and ascending aorta replacement was evaluated on Surgical outcome and histopathological findings. Aortic valve and ascending aorta replacement successfully treated a 69-year-old woman with a rare quadricuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm, with histopathology showing well-preserved media.
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