Is aortic valve regurgitation considered heart failure?

Sometimes the first signs of aortic valve regurgitation are related to heart failure. Make an appointment with your doctor if you have fatigue that doesn’t get better with rest, shortness of breath, and swollen ankles and feet, which are common symptoms of heart failure.

What is another name for aortic valve?

The aortic valve separates the left ventricular outflow tract from the ascending aorta. The aortic valve has also been called the left semilunar valve and the left arterial valve and has three leaflets, or cusps: the left coronary cusp, the right coronary cusp, and the non-coronary cusp.

What is quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV)?

Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital heart disease. The functional status of QAV is predominantly a pure aortic regurgitation. Clinical manifestations of patients with a QAV depend on the functional status of the QAV and the associated disorders.

What is QAV heart disease?

A quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital heart defect characterized by the presence of four cusps, instead of the usual three found normally in the aortic valve. It is a defect that occurs during embryological development of the aortic trunk during gestation.

How do you know if you have a quadricuspid aortic valve?

If an “X” shape is seen, then the patient can be diagnosed with having a quadricuspid aortic valve. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) indicates if there is an aortic regurgitation, but a 3-D transesophageal echocardiogram can give a better view of the aortic valve.

Is dilatation of the aorta associated with valvular dysfunction in QAV?

The current evidence is inadequate to determine whether the aortic dilatation observed in patients with a QAV represents a genetically mediated aortopathy or is simply the result of hemodynamic factors related to valvular dysfunction. 26 QAV was not associated with ascending aortic dissection or rupture in our series.