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==Overview==
==2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline Recommendations: Other Cardiovascular Conditions Associated with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection - Recommendations for Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Congenital Variants in adults (DO NOT EDIT) <ref name="pmid20233780">{{cite journal| author=Hiratzka LF, Bakris GL, Beckman JA, Bersin RM, Carr VF, Casey DE et al.| title=2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society for Vascular Medicine. | journal=Circulation | year= 2010 | volume= 121 | issue= 13 | pages= e266-369 | pmid=20233780 | doi=10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181d4739e | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20233780  }} </ref>==
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| bgcolor="LightGreen"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''1.''' First-degree relatives of patients with a [[bicuspid aortic valve]], premature onset of thoracic aortic disease with minimal risk factors, and/or a familial form of thoracic [[aortic aneurysm]] and [[aortic dissection|dissection]] should be evaluated for the presence of a bicuspid aortic valve and asymptomatic thoracic aortic disease. ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: C]])'' <nowiki>"</nowiki>
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| bgcolor="LightGreen"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''2.''' All patients with a bicuspid aortic valve should have both the aortic root and ascending thoracic aorta evaluated for evidence of aortic dilatation. ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''<nowiki>"</nowiki>
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==References==
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