Misclassification of bicuspid aortic valves is common and varies by imaging modality and patient characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most prevalent adult congenital heart defect. BAV causes lifelong progressive disease that can be prevented by early diagnosis and long-term surveillance, but may be compromised by misclassification of valve morphology.

Methods

The study population was derived from the UTHealth Bicuspid Aortic Valve Registry, which includes serial images on more than 200 participants over a mean follow-up interval of 2.8 years. We abstracted descriptions of aortic valve morphology from transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography angiography, and magnetic resonance angiography reports. We used chi-square and t tests to determine associations between reported valve morphologies (definitely bicuspid, possibly bicuspid, tri

SUBMITTER: Cramer PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6532050 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature