title: Surgical treatment of bicuspid aortic valve disease: knowledge gaps and research perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: aledellacorte@libero.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Della Corte
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Simon C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Body
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Booher
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schaefers
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Rita K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Milewski
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Hector I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Michelena
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.affiliation: Laval University, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pibarot
authors.affiliation: Laval University, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Monaldi Hospital, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Limongelli
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Prem S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Shekar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Sary F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Aranki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ballotta
authors.affiliation: Heart Department, University Hospital, Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Service, University Hospital, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Natzi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakalihasan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianantonio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nappi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
authors.forename: Kim A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Eagle
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bavaria
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frigiola
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Thoralf M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Sundt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome