June 5, 2012Heart
Bicuspid aortic valve and associated aortic dilation in the young
Population
Young patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Young BAV patients with early moderate/severe ascending aortic dilation may face highest adult risk; hypothesis-generating for targeted surveillance studies.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Young patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)
O
Outcome
Aortic dilation (ascending aorta and aortic root Z-scores)surrogate
In young patients with BAV, aortic dilation Z-scores remain constant over time, suggesting those with early moderate/severe dilation are at highest risk for adult complications.
Cite This Study
Fernandes et al. (2012) studied this question.