Causal Relationship of Transverse Left Ventricular Band and Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Ebstein's anomaly with left ventricular noncompaction and bicuspid aortic valve.

Bicuspid Aortic Valve: An Unusual Cause of Aneurysm of Left Coronary Sinus of Valsalva

Bicuspid aortic valve is traditionally considered an innocuous congenital anomaly. Due to a better and widespread availability of non-invasive imaging techniques, it has come to the fore that 30% of these cases develop complications, viz., valve abnormality (aortic regurgitation and stenosis), and aneurysm of aortic root and ascending aorta. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is an uncommon complicatio...

Defying Dogma: Recovery After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid Aortic Valve.

V alvular aortic stenosis leads to compensatory myocyte hypertrophy that initially restores wall stress to normal levels. When left untreated, myocardial fibrosis and decreased systolic function ensue with development of a cardiomyop-athy of pressure overload. Clinically, this may present as a low-gradient, low ejection fraction (EF) aortic stenosis, and management of this clinical entity is we...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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Reduced aortic elasticity and dilatation are associated with aortic regurgitation and left ventricular hypertrophy in nonstenotic bicuspid aortic valve patients.

OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess elasticity and dimensions of the aorta and their impact on aortic valve competence and left ventricular (LV) function in patients with a nonstenotic bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). BACKGROUND Intrinsic pathology of the aortic wall is a possible explanation for reduced aortic elasticity and aortic dilatation in patients with BAVs, even in the absence of a st...