Open AccessBicuspid aortic valve: differences in the phenotypic continuum affect the repair technique☆
Author(s) -
Andrea Mangini,
Massimo Lemma,
Monica Contino,
Matteo Pettinari,
Guido Gelpi,
Carlo Antona
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.11.048
Subject(s) - bicuspid aortic valve , medicine , aortic valve , cardiology , bicuspid valve , context (archaeology) , surgery , paleontology , biology
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) may be considered in the context of a phenotypic continuum of the aortic valve configuration, ranging from severe forms of unicuspid valve to rare forms of quadricuspid valve. In this article, we report our results with BAV repair using surgical techniques tailored to the specific features of the BAV phenotypic continuum.
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