Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV ... have provided insights into the embryological development of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta, revealing that defects during early development can lead ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with aortic dilatation. Patterns of dilatation are not well defined and comparison with other aortopathies is lacking. What does this study add In BAV, ...

Table 1. Genetic loci associated with BAV in humans and animal models. Each platform exhibits specific chemistry and detection methods, thus differently contributing to the overall performance of the ...

radboudumc.nl Background Women with Turner syndrome (TS) are at increased risk of aortic dissection, which is related to ascending aortic diameter ... hypertension (coefficient=2.7; p<0.001), bicuspid ...

Born with a bicuspid aortic valve, a defect in the valve controlling ... She came to see her doctor who then found an aneurysm on top of her heart. And then she got sent over to us,” explains ...

An echocardiogram performed at the time of the initial TS evaluation found a non-obstructive, functionally bicuspid aortic valve and trace aortic valve insufficiency. The patient had a mildly dilated ...

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 ...

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

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ...

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. The condition ...