Patients with bicuspid aortic valve are likely to receive an aortic valve prosthesis during prophylactic resection of their ascending aortic aneurysm

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 1:206:97-100. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Jan 6.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Aortic surgery; Bicuspid aortic valve.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm / prevention & control
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
  • Retrospective Studies