Far more unusual is what Jelahej has: four cusps, known as a quadricuspid aortic valve, or QAV. Less than 0.05% of the global population is diagnosed with this congenital defect.

In some cases, a person may have a unicuspid or quadricuspid aortic valve with one or four leaflets. ... Ravalli F, et al. (2020). Aortic valve regurgitation: ...

TCT 906: Leaflet Thrombosis in a patient with Severe, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis and Severely Depressed LVEF: Acute Leaflet Thrombosis Less than 24 Hours After Evolut R ... Bilateral coronary ...

TCT 1521: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Durable Ventricular Assist Device and Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Severe Insufficiency. Presenter: Jonathan X. Fang. October 28, ...

For severe aortic stenosis, the treatment involves replacing the aortic valve. And so prompt treatment is very important. So if you develop chest pain, have shortness of breath or feel faint, you ...

A 52-year-old female underwent pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for highly symptomatic (the European Heart Rhythm Association score III) paroxysmal AF, which was diagnosed 5 months prior to the ...