Annual echocardiography (a picture of the heart) is recommended for patients whose aortic width is more than 40 millimetres. Robinson’s siblings and children have been screened, and none of them ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common congenital cardiac malformation, affecting up to 2% of the population. Characterised by the presence of only two valve leaflets instead of ...

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Our study focused on assessing the role of variants in the 22q11.2 region in patients with early onset bicuspid aortic valve, and to determine if these variants could potentially be considered as ...

According to researchers, patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease often wait too long to be seen, leading to more severe cardiovascular symptoms, such as heart failure and even sudden death.

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate cardiac development, are linked to nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease.

Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital announced the launch of a program for patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease. The hospital’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute will offer the ...