Sport PRactice and its Effects on aortic size and valve function in bicuspid Aortic valve Disease: a cross-sectional report from the SPREAD study.
Flavio D'ascenziLuna CavigliMatteo CameliGuido ClaessenEmeline M van CraenenbroeckElena CavarrettaAntonello D'AndreaMaria Sanz De la GarzaThijs M H EijsvogelsRoland R J van KimmenadeLaura Galian-GayMartin HalleGiulia Elena MandoliValentina MantegazzaAntonella MoreoBibi SchreursLaura StefaniJose L ZamoranoAntonio PellicciaMichael PapadakisPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2024)
This multicentre international study demonstrates no differences between athletes with BAV and non-athletes with BAV regarding aortic valve function or aortic dimensions. However, athletes with BAV have larger aortic diameters and a relatively worse valvular function than athletes with TAV.