While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be associated with aortic dilation and dissection, the risk of dissection in this population has recently been called into question. Michelena and ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population.

For people born with a bicuspid aortic valve, your heart valve has two flaps ... A TTE is a non-invasive diagnostic test that ...

Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve. Heart , 2024; heartjnl-2024-324669 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324669 Cite This Page : ...

Approximately 2% of the population is born with a bicuspid aortic valve ... in many major medical centers. Aortic valve debridement via surgery or ultrasound debridement is a poor alternative ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there is a connective tissue disorder present (Marfan’s syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve etc...), then surgical repair is indicated.