Using transthoracic echocardiography that can create 3D images may be effective for identifying raphes, ... et al. (2019). Bicuspid aortic valve: An update in morphology, genetics, biomarker, ...

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) ... The use of echocardiography improves the predictive accuracy to about 93%. Treatment depends upon the severity of the defect and associated complications.

Although bicuspid aortic valve ... Minn., diagnosed with BAV by echocardiography from 1980 to 1999 and searched for aortic complications of patients whose bicuspid valves had gone undiagnosed.

Aortic dilatation begins in childhood and is progressive. Children born with a bicuspid aortic valve have a larger ascending aorta that increases in size at a higher rate than that of matched ...

A 48-year-old woman who reports mild fatigue but no dyspnea, chest pain, or palpitation is found to have a diastolic murmur. Doppler color-flow echocardiography shows a bicuspid aortic valve with a ...

The diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) primarily involves a comprehensive evaluation. It includes a combination of patient history, physical examination, and advanced imaging techniques.

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, ...

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 ...

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.

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population.