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European Journal of Echocardiography 2006 7(2):168-170; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2005.03.011
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Copyright © 2005, The European Society of Cardiology

Quadricuspid aortic valve: A rare etiology of aortic regurgitation

O. Godefroida, P. Collesb, S. Vercauterena, Y. Louagiec and B. Marchandisea,*

aCardiology Unit, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Avenue G. Therasse 1, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium
bCentre de Santé des Fagnes, Boulevard Louise 18, B-6460 Chimay, Belgium
cCardiovascular Surgery Unit, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Avenue G. Therasse 1, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium

Received 31 October 2004; received in revised form 25 February 2005; accepted after revision 6 March 2005.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 81 42 36 00; fax: +32 81 42 36 15. marchandise{at}card.ucl.ac.be


  Abstract

Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare cause of aortic insufficiency. We report two unusual cases of this valvular pathology associated with a dilatation of the aortic root. The mechanism leading to this valve incompetence is incompletely understood and is discussed in regard to these cases.

Keywords: Quadricuspid aortic valve; Aortic regurgitation; Aortic root dilatation; Physiopathology


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