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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ... The formal criteria for each stage consider valve anatomy, hemodynamics, changes in the left ventricle and vasculature ...

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.

Aortic stenosis is a condition that occurs when the opening of the aortic valve becomes narrowed. The aortic valve is a heart ...

For patients with Sievers type 1 bicuspid aortic valve stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with balloon-expandable valves versus self-expanding valves involved tradeoffs in ...