There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

A bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital heart defect with potentially serious complications. We'll cover how it's diagnosed, treated, managed, and more.

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart condition. It can cause a number of symptoms, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and more. BAV occurs when the ...

A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common form of congenital heart disease and is present in about 2% of the population, affecting twice as many males as females. It is an abnormal form of ...

Keywords: bicuspid aortic stenosis, aortic valve area, cardiac computed tomography, echocardiography, multimodal imaging Citation: Kim K, Lee SJ, Seo J, Suh YJ, Cho I, Hong G-R, Ha J-W, Kim YJ and ...

Aim: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital cardiac condition. The presence of BAV in non-elite athletes has been poorly investigated; it is usually asymptomatic until valvular stenosis, ...

Jeffrey Robinson, 54, of Scarborough, Ont., was diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve in 2008 when he was 48 through a stress test. "I thought a stress test would be a good idea because I was ...

Figure 1. Transthoracic echocardiography performed at presentation reveals a large ovoid laminated mass on the aortic valve, measuring 3.7 cm × 2.1 cm on apical five chamber view (A) and 2.4 cm × 1.6 ...

The incidence of aortic dissection was 0.1% per patient-year of follow-up in a Toronto study involving 642 patients with a bicuspid aortic valve. 30 Likewise, in an Olmsted County, Minnesota ...

Aortic stenosis is the most common cardiac-valve lesion in the United States. Two factors account for its common occurrence: approximately 1 to 2 percent of the population is born with a bicuspid ...