Coronary artery dilation associated with bicuspid and unicuspid aortic valve disease in children: a series of 17 patients.
David L RobinsonL LuAnn MinichShaji C MenonZhining OuAaron W EckhauserAdam L WarePublished in: Cardiology in the young (2023)
In children with bicuspid/unicuspid aortic valves and coronary dilation, the right coronary artery was most frequently involved. Coronary dilation was observed in early childhood and frequently progressed. Antiplatelet medication use was inconsistent, but no child died nor developed thrombosis.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- coronary artery
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary hypertension