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Bicuspid aortic valve syndrome: a multidisciplinary approach for a complex entity
Bicuspid aortic valve syndrome: a multidisciplinary approach for a complex entity
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- Scopus, RUO: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo, Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI), RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) or bicuspid aortopathy is the most common congenital heart disease. It can be clinically silent and it is often identified as an incidental finding in otherwise healthy, asymptomatic patients. However, it can be dysfunctioning at birth, even requiring neonatal intervention, or, in time, lead to aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, and endocarditis, and also be associated with aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection. Given its prevalence and significant complications, it is estimated that BAV is responsible for more deaths and morbidity than the combined effects of all the other congenital heart defects. Pathology of BAV is still not well known and many questions are unresolved. In this manuscript we review some aspects on bicuspid aortopathy, a heterogeneous and frequent disease in which like some authors have previously described, complex gene environment are present. Further investigations and, what is more, multidisciplinary teams are needed to improve our knowledge on this really fascinating disease.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Aortic dissection
medicine.medical_specialty
Heart disease
business.industry
030229 sport sciences
Disease
Review Article
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease
Asymptomatic
03 medical and health sciences
Stenosis
Aortic aneurysm
0302 clinical medicine
Bicuspid aortic valve
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
cardiovascular system
Endocarditis
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
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- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scopus, RUO: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo, Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI), RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo, instname
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....56f2f7d95888dd4f53e91bde8a70ee93