Bicuspid aortic valve – current state of knowledge Review article
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bicuspid aortic valve, congenital heart disease, aortic aneurysm
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Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most frequent congenital valve disease. Currently, due to proven correlation between BAV and severe complications, including death, it is thought to be important clinical issue.
This review aims to summarize current state of knowledge about BAV. Based on available literature BAV epidemiology, embriology, morphology, genetics, diagnostic criteria and most common complications have been described.
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Lis , P., Łyżwa , P., Walczewski , R., Kosior , D. A., & Możeńska , O. (2014). Bicuspid aortic valve – current state of knowledge. Cardiology in Practice, 8(4), 41-53. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/kwp/article/view/1484
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