An ascending aortic ... is recommended. If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there is a connective tissue disorder present (Marfan’s syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve etc...), then surgical repair ...

Michelena and colleagues (2011) have published a study of the Olmstead County population to assess the incidence of aortic complications in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (AV) who come from a ...

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 ... aortic annulus (AO an), Valsalva's ...

MRI was used to measure the diameter of the ascending and descending aorta, and to ascertain whether a bicuspid aortic valve (a defect associated with aortic aneurysm) was present. The ...

The research demonstrated that variations in chromosome 22 may contribute to the individual severity of nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease ... heart or vascular malformations, learning ...