Bicuspid Aortic Valve Diagnosed during Life

Marfan Syndrome With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Diagnosed By Transesophageal Echocardiography

In diagnosing MS, even though investigators recently identified a defective FBN 1 gene as cause of this hereditary condition, employing a genetic test a sa diagnostic tool is not partical in the near future (3). This is because of the extreme variability in the FBN 1 gene on chromosome 15. It has been shown (1) that transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides rapid diagnostic information in...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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Bicuspid aortic valve disease.

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common congenital cardiac defect. While the BAV can be found in isolation, it is often associated with other congenital cardiac lesions. The most frequent associated finding is dilation of the proximal ascending aorta secondary to abnormalities of the aortic media. Changes in the aortic media are present independent of whether the valve is functio...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is one of the most frequent observed congenital heart abnormalities affecting 0.5-1.4% of the general population and has a 3:1 male predominance [1-4]. Although some genes have been described that found to be responsible for the abnormal valvulogenesis, little is known about BAV disease with respect to the genetic and embryolog‐ ical insight of calcification ...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve