In the world of sports, perhaps the worst thing you can do is question an athletes’ heart. Owasso's Kennedy Hamilton has ...

According to researchers, patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease often wait too long to be seen, leading to more severe ...

The following is a summary of “Incidence and predictors of continued ascending aortic dilatation after TAVI in patients with ...

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be associated with aortic dilation and dissection, the risk of dissection in this population has recently been called into question. Michelena and ...

Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been ...

The surgical principles for acute type A AD are (1) eliminate the entry tear, (2) restore coronary flow and aortic valve ...

They didn't find anything with a stress test, but then when they started doing the ultrasound, they discovered I had a bicuspid aortic valve." A bicuspid aortic valve means that a person has just ...

Several genetic conditions, such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Turner syndrome, and bicuspid aortic valve can also increase risks. Other risk factors can include using illegal ...

Although an ejection click is common with a bicuspid aortic valve, it is rarely heard in senile aortic stenosis. The intensity of the second heart sound is often diminished due to the immobility ...

It carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to different organs in the body. The aorta starts at the heart’s left ventricle ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...