title: Can the bicuspid aortic valve be spared? The con position, with caveats and nuances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bavaria
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
authors.forename: Caroline M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Komlo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rhode
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vallabhajosyula
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Aortic valve/abnormalities/surgery; aortic valve insufficiency/classification; bioprosthesis; heart defects, congenital; reoperation; survival analysis/treatment outcome