Bicuspid aortic valve and aortopathy: novel prognostic predictors for the identification of high-risk patients.

Luca LongobardoScipione CarerjAlessandra BittoMaurizio Cusmà-PiccioneMaria Ludovica CarerjMaria Pia CalabròGianluca Di BellaRoberto LicordariFrancesco SquadritoBijoy K KhandheriaConcetta Zito

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

In BAV patients, impairment of elastic properties of the AA, as assessed by 2D LS, is an effective predictor of aortic complications.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve replacement
prognostic factors
heart failure
left ventricular
risk factors
patient reported outcomes