A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve with one major category ("type") and two supplementary categories is presented. This classification, even if used in the major category (type) alone, might be advantageous to better define bicuspid aortic valve disease, facilitate scientific communication, and improve treatment.
Near-normal opening and closing characteristics can be achieved by a technique that preserves the shape and independent mobility of the sinuses of Valsalva.
This study provides some evidence that patients with pulmonary autografts have greater benefit in terms of QoL, as compared with recipients of mechanical valve substitutes.
The individualized, multifactorial management of AA in patients with BAV during aortic valve surgery leads to excellent results. The threshold AA diameter for intervention (AoP or AAR) varied from 34 to 51 mm (mean, 43.9). BAV type 2/unicuspid and BAV type 1 LR with regurgitation emerged as determinants for more liberal AAR in our practice. Longer term follow-up is necessary to confirm our conclusions.
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