Normally functioning quadricuspid aortic valve mistaken for bicuspid valve in a septuagenarian

Authors

Michelle C. Molinary, West Jefferson Medical Center
Amy B. Martin, West Jefferson Medical Center
Erin E. Asevedo, West Jefferson Medical Center
Elizabeth F. McIlwain, West Jefferson Medical Center
Brian Cospolich, West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana
Edmund K. Kerut, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-14-2020

Publication Title

Echocardiography

Abstract

A 70-year-old male underwent transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal (TEE) echocardiography for a stroke. A bicuspid aortic valve was suspected by TTE, but TEE revealed a normally functioning quadricuspid aortic valve. A quadricuspid aortic valve may be more common than generally thought, as it may not be readily diagnosed by TTE, and may remain functionally normal.

PubMed ID

33314256

Volume

38(2)

Recommended Citation

Molinary, Michelle C.; Martin, Amy B.; Asevedo, Erin E.; McIlwain, Elizabeth F.; Cospolich, Brian; and Kerut, Edmund K., "Normally functioning quadricuspid aortic valve mistaken for bicuspid valve in a septuagenarian" (2020). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 1757.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/1757
10.1111/echo.14927