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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Bicuspid aortic valve and unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, a rare association

Ludovico La GruttaEmanuela Clara BertolinoAntonino MignanoLuigi NegliaEgle CorradoPatrizia CaritàGregory DendramisSalvatore NovoPasquale AssennatoGiuseppe CoppolaGiuseppina Novo

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyBicuspid aortic valve030204 cardiovascular system & hematology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineAneurysmBicuspid aortic valveInternal medicineIncidental Findingmedicine030212 general & internal medicineSinus (anatomy)business.industryMedicine (all)Middle AgedSinus of Valsalvamedicine.diseaseAneurysmSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareSurgeryAortic AneurysmHeart Valve Diseasemedicine.anatomical_structureAortic ValveCardiologyValsalva SinusValsalva sinubusinessCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaHuman

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Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is one of the most common forms of congenital heart defect and is associated with other congenital vascular and cardiac defects. The most common comorbidity is dilation of thoracic aorta and clinical manifestations are usually related to function of the aortic valve and to other cardiovascular acquired complications. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an uncommon congenital cardiovascular anomaly and the combination of these two anomalies is very rare. Common complications are rupture and obstruction of the termination chamber due to space-occupying effect of large unruptured aneurysms. Early cardiac imaging can help limiting morbidity and mortality in these patients

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.189http://hdl.handle.net/10447/204148