AUTHOR=Yu Yang , Huang Ruixuan , Ding Zheng , Shi Enyi , Gu Tianxiang TITLE=Surgical Repair of a Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Severe Regurgitation Utilizing “Tricuspidization” and Annular Banding: A Case and Technique Details Report JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.871818 DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.871818 ISSN=2297-055X ABSTRACT=

The quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital disease with a prevalence of 0. 013–0.043% of cardiac cases. Most patients with QAV are treated with aortic valve replacement. A Type B QAV with dilated ascending aorta of 47.9 mm; combined with severe regurgitation is reported here. In this case, considering the patient‘s cusps are flexible and reservable, the aortic root was reconstructed utilizing tricuspidization and annular banding technique, and dilated ascending aorta was replaced at the same time.