Bas, Hasan Aydin Suleyman Demirel University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Icli, Atilla Kirsehir State Hospital - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Dogan, Abdullah Suleyman Demirel University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Aksoy, Fatih Suleyman Demirel University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey

EDİTÖRE MEKTUP: A rare anatomical form of quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography

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Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital anomaly, far less common than bicuspid or unicuspid aortic valves. In a series of autopsies it ocurred in about 0.008% and 0,033% of cases (1). The first case was reported by Balington (2) in 1862. Since then only a few cases (3, 4) have been reported. Most of the cases are discovered incidentally at the time of aortography, aortic valve replacement surgery, or autopsy.

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Quadricuspid aortic valve , Transthoracic Echocardiography

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