Speaking a common language: Introduction to a standard terminology for the bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy

Hector I Michelena; Alessandro Della Corte; Arturo Evangelista; Joseph J Maleszewski; Maurice Enriquez-Sarano; Jeroen J Bax; Catherine M Otto; Hans-Joachim Schäfers

doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2020.06.006

Speaking a common language: Introduction to a standard terminology for the bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Jul-Aug;63(4):419-424. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.06.006. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

Authors

Hector I Michelena¹, Alessandro Della Corte², Arturo Evangelista³, Joseph J Maleszewski⁴, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano⁵, Jeroen J Bax⁶, Catherine M Otto⁷, Hans-Joachim Schäfers⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiology, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Ciber-CV, Instituto del Corazón, Quirón-Teknon. Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁵ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁶ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
⁷ Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁸ Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saar, Germany.

PMID: 32599027
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.06.006

Abstract

There is a growing need to develop a common language when referring to a frequent and heterogeneous condition such as the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy. The following short manuscript serves as an introduction to a standard terminology for the bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy.

Keywords: Aortopathy; Bicuspid aortic valve; Terminology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aorta / pathology
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Heart Valve Diseases / congenital*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Terminology as Topic