Andreas C Petropoulos
Azerbaijan State Medical University, Azerbaijan
Title: Bicuspid aortic valve- A defect of many clinical presentations and in any age
Biography
Biography: Andreas C Petropoulos
Abstract
Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAov) is the most common congenital heart defect (CHD). It’s prevalence rises from 0.5-2% of the general population. This unique defect can create a variety of clinical conditions presenting from fetal to late adulthood. The aim of this paper is to highlight the many unique clinical presentations of a BAov. These range from nearby asymptomatic mild valve stenosis of incompetence to coactation of the Aorta, aneurysms, dissections of Ascending Aorta or cerebrovascular vessels and sever double valve disease in any age. The extreme spectrum of it can lead in fetal life in Hypoplastic Left heart Syndrome. BAov is commonly seen in Turner’s, William’s and Marfan’s Syndromes as well as related with VSD’s and coronary arteries abnormalities. The paper finally aims to alert the Pediatric Cardiology community on the long life surveillance that individuals with BAov need and address the variety of interventional and surgical techniques that can be used to address the many and in any age clinical presentations of it.