Aortic valve replacement may be necessary for bicuspid aortic valves that have become severely narrowed or leak severely. Surgery may also be necessary if the aorta has gotten too large, regardless of ...

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

2– 4 The association of a bicuspid aortic valve with coarctation of the aorta is well ... one due to acute ascending aorta dissection 14 years after coarctation repair and one during aortic arch ...

dom.wustl.edu The bicuspid ... with a tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). Alterations in the aortic media and differences in aortic elastic properties and wall stress also accompany BAV aortopathy. With ...

and bicuspid aortic valve. 1 There is extensive literature describing pediatric aortic coarctation repair, which was first noted in 1945. Techniques including balloon dilation and endovascular ...

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be ... 25% of patients required surgery on their aorta, 53% required valve replacement, and 26% developed aortic aneurysms over the course of follow ...

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. 2. Causes and Classification of Bicuspid ... options for aortic valve stenosis include medication, ...

For people born with a bicuspid aortic valve ... who experience symptoms of aortic stenosis, surgery to repair or replace the ...

Transthoracic echocardiogram showed abnormally thickened, bicuspid aortic valve with suspicion ... and surgical treatment with debridement of aortic root abscess, patch repair of aortic root and ...

Aortic valve stenosis can also be caused by congenital heart defects, including deformities such as bicuspid aortic valve. In this condition, the valve has two flaps rather than the normal three. A ...