Population
Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports surveillance protocols in bicuspid aortic valve; leaves open optimal intervention thresholds versus tricuspid valves.
Patients with bicuspid aortic valve require careful long-term surveillance of aortic dimensions and may need more aggressive prophylactic surgical repair of the dilated aorta compared to those with tricuspid valves.
Cecconi et al. (2006) studied this question.
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