title: Editorial comment: should aortas in patients with bicuspid aortic valve really be resected at an earlier stage than those in patients with tricuspid valve?
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elefteriades
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*