Open AccessBicuspid aortic valve registry of the Italian society of echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging (REgistro della valvola aortica bicuspide della società italiana di ECocardiografia e CArdiovascular imaging): Rationale and study design
Author(s) -
Rodolfo Citro,
Moreno Cecconi,
Salvatore La Carrubba,
Eduardo Bossone,
Francesco AntoniniCanterin,
Stefano Nistri,
Fabio Chirillo,
Ilaria Dentamaro,
Michele Bellino,
Alfredo Posteraro,
Mauro Giorgi,
Licia Petrella,
Ines Monte,
Vincenzo Manuppelli,
Antonio Mantero,
Scipione Carerj,
Frank Benedetto,
Paolo Colonna
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_5_18
Subject(s) - medicine , bicuspid aortic valve , cardiology , aortic valve
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart disease, affecting 0.5%-2% of the general population. It is associated not only with notable valvular risk (aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation, endocarditis) but also with aortopathy with a wide spectrum of unpredictable clinical presentations, including aneurysmal dilation of the aortic root and/or ascending thoracic aorta, isthmic coarctation, aortic dissection, or wall rupture.