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 : ...

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.

This approach is particularly relevant for patients with conditions like bicuspid aortic valve ... with BAV compared to those with tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). The findings indicated that ...

A small percentage of malfunctioning congenitally abnormal aortic valves are unicuspid or unicommissural,5 but as most reports do not distinguish this from bicuspid aortic valve the abbreviation ...

There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature calcification; calcification of the normal trileaflet valve ...

However, little is known, on the effect of such procedures on pre-existing tricuspid regurgitation (TR). We assessed the potential reduction in the severity of TR after atrial septal defect (ASD) ...

Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...