Patterns of ascending aortic dilatation and predictors of surgical replacement of the aorta: A comparison of bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve patients over eight years of follow-up

Predictors of thoracic aorta growth and early cardiac surgery in patients with bicuspid aortic valve are undefined. Our aim was to identify predictors of ascending aorta dilatation and cardiac surgery in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV).

Source: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology - July 22, 2019 Category: Cytology Authors: Valentina Agnese, Salvatore Pasta, Hector I. Michelena, Chiara Min à, Giuseppe Romano, Scipione Carerj, Concetta Zito, Joseph F. Maalouf, Thomas A. Foley, Giuseppe Raffa, Francesco Clemenza, Michele Pilato, Diego Bellavia Source Type: research