TY - JOUR
T1 - Quadricuspid aortic valve plasty
T2 - Is it worth it to repair as an alternative to substitution?
AU - Daprati, Andrea
AU - Generali, Tommaso
AU - Arlati, Francesco
AU - Roberto, Maurizio
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - We present the case of a 49-year-old man with an abnormal aortic valve formed by four cusps (three equal large cusps and one smaller cusp; type 1 according to Hurwits and Roberts classification) with a marked lack of coaptation that caused a severe aortic valve insufficiency. The patient underwent a repair of the defect with a tricuspidalization of the aortic valve, restoring the normal coaptation of the cusps and the normal function of the aortic valve. Postoperative course was unremarkable. The early follow-up showed a mild aortic valve insufficiency.
AB - We present the case of a 49-year-old man with an abnormal aortic valve formed by four cusps (three equal large cusps and one smaller cusp; type 1 according to Hurwits and Roberts classification) with a marked lack of coaptation that caused a severe aortic valve insufficiency. The patient underwent a repair of the defect with a tricuspidalization of the aortic valve, restoring the normal coaptation of the cusps and the normal function of the aortic valve. Postoperative course was unremarkable. The early follow-up showed a mild aortic valve insufficiency.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.036
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.036
M3 - Article
C2 - 23272891
AN - SCOPUS:84871881705
VL - 95
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 1
ER -