Michele Bellino, Francesco Antonini-Canterin, Eduardo Bossone, Pompilio Faggiano, Fabio Chirillo, Salvatore La Carrubba, Giorgio Faganello, Moreno Cecconi, Concetta Zito, Nicolò Dasseni, Stefano Nistri, Antonella Moreo, Iacopo Fabiani, Giacomo Faden, Francesco Agostini, Vincenzo Manuppelli, Matteo Cameli, Alberto Cresti, Ilaria Dentamaro, Ines Paola Monte, Andrea Barbieri, Quirino Ciampi, Mauro Giorgi, Gennaro Galasso, Scipione Carerj, Mauro Pepi, Frank Benedetto, Paolo Colonna, Rodolfo Citro
AIM: To evaluate the association between raphe in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) patients and valve dysfunction, aortopathy and aortic valve surgery in the REBECCA registry [REgistro della valvola aortica Bicuspide della Società Italiana di ECocardiografia e CArdiovascular Imaging (SIECVI)]. METHODS: Prevalence of aortic valve dysfunction and aortopathy was investigated in BAV patients with and without raphe. Aortic valve dysfunction (regurgitation or stenosis) was categorized as mild, moderate and severe...
March 30, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology