Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease from Infancy to Older Age: A 25-Year Experience from an Italian Referral Center.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect, with considerable risk of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the study was to analyze clinical and echocardiographic presentation of BAV in a large-volume tertiary Italian center and to test their interaction with full age span, sex, and first diagnosis versus second referral.

Methods

Consecutive patients of all ages diagnosed with BAV at our center from January 1988 to December 2012 were retrospectively included. Exclusion criteria were as follows: associated complex congenital cardiac disease, systemic syndrome, and previous cardiac surgery.

Results

Eligible patients were 790, divided by age quartiles. Seventy-two percent of patients had any grade BAV dysfunction. Aortic valve stenosis

SUBMITTER: Benini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8230157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature