Bicuspid aortic valve repair-current techniques, outcomes, challenges, and future perspectives

Haiyu Zhang

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1295146

Bicuspid aortic valve repair-current techniques, outcomes, challenges, and future perspectives

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2024 Jan 3:10:1295146. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1295146. eCollection 2023.

Author

Haiyu Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.

Abstract

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart condition that can lead to some valve-related complications, such as aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation, and is often associated with aortic root dilation. With the development and refinement of BAV repair techniques over the past three decades, surgical repair of BAV has emerged as an effective treatment option, offering symptomatic relief and improved outcomes. This review aims to summarize the current techniques, outcomes, and challenges of BAV repair, and to provide potential future perspectives in the field.

Keywords: aortic regurgitation; aortic surgery; aortopathy; bicuspid aortic valve repair; congenital valve disease.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author declares that no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.