[Valve repair for bicuspid aortic valve regurgitation: an option?].
Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common form of congenital heart disease. It is associated with both valvular pathology and aortic disease. Aortic regurgitation caused by a bicuspid aortic valve can be corrected by surgical valve repair, which has good short-term results. However, the significant rate of aortic regurgitation recurrence found on long-term follow-up remains a problem, partly because of the progressive aortic dilatation that is characteristic of this disease. We report three different cases of bicuspid aortic valve treated by surgical valve repair at our centre.
Méndez
Irene
I
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
Prado
Belén
B
Gallego
Pastora
P
Castro
Antonio
A
Barquero
José M
JM
Brunstein
Gerardo
G
Infantes
Carlos
C
Cruz-Fernández
José M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male