TY - JOUR
T1 - The Bicuspid Aortic Valve Condition
T2 - The Critical Role of Echocardiography and the Case for a Standard Nomenclature Consensus
AU - on behalf of BAVCon
AU - Michelena, Hector I.
AU - Chandrasekaran, Krishnaswamy
AU - Topilsky, Yan
AU - Messika-Zeitoun, David
AU - Della Corte, Alessandro
AU - Evangelista, Arturo
AU - Schäfers, Hans Joachim
AU - Enriquez-Sarano, Maurice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) condition is characterized by prominent heterogeneity of its valvular phenotypic expression, of its associated disorders, its complications and its prognosis. Echocardiography serves as the first-line imaging modality in 5 major capacities: (1) BAV diagnosis, (2) valvular phenotyping, (3) assessment of valvular function, (4) measurement of the thoracic aorta and exclusion of aortic coarctation, and (5) assessment of uncommon but serious complications such as infective endocarditis and aortic dissection. This article presents a nosological perspective on the BAV condition, discusses the critical role of echocardiography as it relates to these 5 aforementioned capacities; and makes the case for a unified standard nomenclature for the BAV condition.
AB - The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) condition is characterized by prominent heterogeneity of its valvular phenotypic expression, of its associated disorders, its complications and its prognosis. Echocardiography serves as the first-line imaging modality in 5 major capacities: (1) BAV diagnosis, (2) valvular phenotyping, (3) assessment of valvular function, (4) measurement of the thoracic aorta and exclusion of aortic coarctation, and (5) assessment of uncommon but serious complications such as infective endocarditis and aortic dissection. This article presents a nosological perspective on the BAV condition, discusses the critical role of echocardiography as it relates to these 5 aforementioned capacities; and makes the case for a unified standard nomenclature for the BAV condition.
KW - Aorta
KW - Bicuspid aortic valve
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Nomenclature
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.11.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30408467
AN - SCOPUS:85056737622
SN - 0033-0620
VL - 61
SP - 404
EP - 415
JO - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
JF - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
IS - 5-6
ER -