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39-year-old Hispanic male was examined by his primary care physician for follow-up of his hypertension. Transesophageal echocardiography image shows quadricuspid aortic valve in short axis view, cusp 1, 2, and 3 are equal in size whereas cusp 4 is the accessory cusp and is smaller in size. RVOT: Right ventricle outflow tract; LA: Left atrium; RA: Right atrium.
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The aortic valve was found to be quadricuspid [Figure 1 and Video 1] with aortic root measuring 2.40 cm with vena contracta measuring 4.55 mm.
39-year-old Hispanic male was examined by his primary care physician for follow-up of his hypertension. Transesophageal echocardiography with color flow in long axis view shows aortic regurgitation.
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There was evidence of moderate aortic insufficiency [Figure 2 and Video 2].