Should aortas in patients with bicuspid aortic valve really be resected at an earlier stage than tricuspid? PRO

Ori Wald; Amit Korach; Oz M Shapira

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2010.01.005

Should aortas in patients with bicuspid aortic valve really be resected at an earlier stage than tricuspid? PRO

Cardiol Clin. 2010 May;28(2):289-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.01.005.

Authors

Ori Wald¹, Amit Korach, Oz M Shapira

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University, Ein-Kerem, PO Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.

PMID: 20452544
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.01.005

Abstract

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most frequently occurring congenital cardiac anomaly, affecting 1% to 2% of the population. BAV disease is increasingly recognized as a disease of the entire proximal aorta up to the level of the ligamentum arteriosum. The recent unfolding of the genetic and biologic background of the disease and the accumulating data regarding the natural history of BAV-associated aortic dilatation have accrued multiple levels of evidence strongly supporting early surgical intervention.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Decision Making*
Elective Surgical Procedures / methods
Heart Valve Diseases / complications*
Heart Valve Diseases / congenital
Humans
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*