Aortic aneurysms with tricuspid aortic valve have more degeneration than unicuspid aortic valve aneurysms.
Jan Michael FederspielPhilipp A SchnabelThomas TschernigBrittany BalintTanja SchwabMatthias W LaschkeHans-Joachim SchäfersPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Aneurysms with UAV show increased apoptosis, the role of which is unclear. Strikingly, more severe MEMA was found in TAV aneurysms compared to UAV aneurysms. Thus, UAV-associated aortic wall changes and resulting aneurysm may be less aggressive than aneurysms with TAV.