Journal article
Association of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology and Aortic Root Dimensions: A Substudy of the Aortic Stenosis Progression Observation Measuring Effects of Rosuvastatin (ASTRONOMER) Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the leading cause of aortic stenosis in patients younger than the age of 50. A classification scheme of BAVs is based upon leaflet orientation: Type I (fusion of right and left coronary cusps) and Type II (fusion of right and noncoronary cusps). The correlation between BAV leaflet orientation and aortic root pathology however remains ill defined.
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to describe a potential …
Authors
Jassal DS; Bhagirath KM; Tam JW; Sochowski RA; Dumesnil JG; Giannoccaro PJ; Jue J; Pandey AS; Joyner CD; Teo KK
Journal
Echocardiography, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 174–179
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00993.x
ISSN
0742-2822