INFLUENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ITS COMPONENTS ON DISEASE PROGRESSION AND OUTCOMES IN AORTIC STENOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH BICUSPID AORTIC VALVES

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with faster progression of degenerative aortic stenosis (AS). However, the influence of MS on AS progression and clinical outcomes in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) has not been studied. A total of 1,640 patients with BAVs were identified at two