Quadricuspid aortic valve with severe type II aortic regurgitation
Vol. 23 No. 3 (2025), Scientific letter
Vol. 23 No. 3 (2025)

Quadricuspid aortic valve with severe type II aortic regurgitation

Scientific letter
https://doi.org/10.55200/raccv.v23.n3.0111
Published 2025-12-31
Jaime Arroyo
MD, Cardiovascular surgeon. Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia
Pablo C. Sarmiento
Physician, Cardiovascular Unit. Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia
Stefany Cabrera
Physician, Cardiovascular Unit. Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia.
Leidy T. Urueña
Resident Physician, General Surgery. Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia.
Juan F. Lozano
Physician, Emergency Department. Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital, Neiva, Huila, Colombia.
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Keywords

quadricuspid aortic valve
aortic regurgitation
congenital cardiac malformation

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Arroyo, J. ., Sarmiento, P. C. ., Cabrera, S. ., Urueña, L. T. ., & Lozano, J. F. . (2025). Quadricuspid aortic valve with severe type II aortic regurgitation. Argentine Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 23(3), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.55200/raccv.v23.n3.0111
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Abstract

Heart valve diseases are multifactorial conditions with a significant genetic and/or hereditary component. In such cases, structural alterations of the aortic valve are often observed, including a supernumerary cusp that forms a quadricuspid valve. This anomaly is closely associated with the onset and progression of aortic regurgitation, even under optimal medical management. In a small proportion of patients, the quadricuspid valve may also be associated with aortic stenosis.
A quadricuspid aortic valve is usually discovered incidentally, most often in the sixth decade of life.
We report the case of a female patient with a quadricuspid valve associated with válvula aórtica cuadricúspide, insuficiencia aórtica, malformación
cardíaca congénitasevere type II aortic regurgitation 

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