Ascending Aorta and Myocardial Mechanics in Patients with "Clinically Normal" Bicuspid Aortic Valve.

In conclusion, LV myocardial deformation properties are impaired among BAV patients. The impairment of LV systolic mechanics observed in BAV patients appears to be related only to the congenital abnormality of the aortic valve itself. PMID: 29877299 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research