Increased risk of late aortic events after isolated aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve insufficiency versus stenosis.

Conclusion: BAV patients with isolated valve insufficiency are at increased risk of late aortic events, as compared with BAV stenosis patients at 15 years after AVR. PMID: 24002396 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24002396?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - September 6, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Girdauskas E, Disha K, Secknus M, Borger M, Kuntze T Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research