Inter-ethnic differences in valve morphology, valvular dysfunction, and aortopathy between Asian and European patients with bicuspid aortic valve

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 39; no. 15; pp. 1308 - 1313
• Main Authors: Kong, William K F, Regeer, Madelien V, Poh, Kian K, Yip, James W, van Rosendael, Philippe J, Yeo, Tiong C, Tay, Edgar, Kamperidis, Vasileios, van der Velde, Enno T, Mertens, Bart, Ajmone Marsan, Nina, Delgado, Victoria, Bax, Jeroen J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 14.04.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aortic Valve - abnormalities; Aortic Valve - anatomy & histology; Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Valve - pathology; Aortic Valve - surgery; Aortic Valve Insufficiency - epidemiology; Aortic Valve Insufficiency - ethnology; Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery; Aortic Valve Stenosis - epidemiology; Aortic Valve Stenosis - ethnology; Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; Echocardiography - methods; European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Female; Heart Valve Diseases - ethnology; Heart Valve Diseases - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Sinus of Valsalva - anatomy & histology; Sinus of Valsalva - diagnostic imaging; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - methods; Aortopathy; Bicuspid aortic valve; Aortic annulus

Abstract Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been shown safe and feasible in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) morphology. Evaluation of inter-ethnic differences in valve morphology and function and aortic root dimensions in patients with BAV is important for the wor...