Bicuspid aortic stenosis
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A bicuspid aortic valve is a heart valve with two cusps; situated between the left ventrical and the aorta.[1]
Epidemiology
Anatomy
Pathophysiology and Natural History
A congenital bicuspid aortic valve may be associated with the development of either progressive clacific stenosis or regurgitation. The defect is the leading cause of acquired calcified aortic stenosis
Diagnosis
Symptoms | Physical Examination | Echocardiography | Pathology
Treatment/Prognosis
References
- ↑ "Yale Atlas of Echo- Bicuspid aortic valve". Retrieved 2007-08-08.