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Cardiac magnetic resonance differentiates subtypes in bicuspid aortic valve and reveals various frequencies of aortic stenosis among subtypes

✍ Scribed by Ralf Wassmuth; Jeanette Schulz-Menger


Publisher
BioMed Central
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
792 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6647

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✦ Synopsis


In a large series of 216 consecutive patients CMR could noninvasively differentiate various types of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) morphology. BAV type was related to the frequency of stenosis but not to the frequency of aortic dilatation.