title: [Valve repair for bicuspid aortic valve regurgitation: an option?].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: Pastora
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallego
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barquero
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brunstein
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Infantes
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cruz-Fernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male