Aortic Dilatation in Pediatric Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: How the Choice of Nomograms May Change Prevalence.
Gaia SpazianiFrancesca BonanniFrancesca GirolamiElena BennatiGiovanni Battista CalabriChiara Di FilippoGiulio PorceddaSilvia PassantinoStefano NistriIacopo OlivottoSilvia FavilliPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Our data confirm the presence of ascending aorta dilation in a consistent subgroup of pediatric patients with isolated BAV, with progression during followup, while AoD was less common when CoA was associated with BAV. A positive correlation was found with the prevalence and degree of AS, but not with AR. Finally, the nomograms used may significantly influence the prevalence of AoD, especially in children, with a possible overestimation by traditional nomograms. This concept requires prospective validation in long-term followup.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- risk factors
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- pulmonary artery
- young adults
- left ventricular
- clinical trial
- electronic health record
- fatty acid
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery disease
- big data
- aortic dissection