Abstract Aim The “2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic
Disease” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the diagnosis, genetic evaluation …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of wall shear stress (WSS) as a
predictor of ascending aorta (AAo) growth at 5 years or greater follow-up. Background Aortic …

The development of gene-editing technology has been one of the biggest advances in
biomedicine over the past two decades. Not only can it be used as a research tool to build a …

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common form of congenital heart valve
defect. It is associated with aortic stenosis (AS), aortic insufficiency, and aortopathy …

Introduction Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) affects 1% of the general population. NOTCH1 was
the first gene associated with BAV. The proportion of familial and sporadic BAV disease …

Background: Differences in adverse cardiac remodeling between patients who have
bicuspid (BAV) and tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) with severe isolated aortic stenosis (AS) and …

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), which affects up to 2% of the general population, results from
the abnormal fusion of the cusps of the aortic valve. Patients with BAV are at a higher risk for …

Abstract Purpose of Review Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital
cardiac abnormality. It has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations including aortic …

Multimodality imaging is the basis of the diagnosis, follow-up, and surgical management of
bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) patients. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is used in our …

Objective The objective of this scoping review is to describe the postoperative outcomes and
complications of patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) treated with sutureless or rapid …