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Summary: international consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 11 Sept 2021
Michelena Hector I, Della Corte Alessandro, Evangelista Arturo, Maleszewski Joseph J, Edwards William D, Roman Mary J, Devereux Richard B, Fernández Borja, Asch Federico M, Barker Alex J, Sierra-Galan Lilia M, De Kerchove Laurent, Fernandes Susan M, Fedak Paul W M, Girdauskas Evaldas, Delgado Victoria, Abbara Suhny, Lansac Emmanuel, Prakash Siddharth K, Bissell Malenka M, Popescu Bogdan A, Hope Michael D, Sitges Marta, Thourani Vinod H, Pibarot Phillippe, Chandrasekaran Krishnaswamy, Lancellotti Patrizio, Borger Michael A, Forrest John K, Webb John, Milewicz Dianna M, Makkar Raj, Leon Martin B, Sanders Stephen P, Markl Michael, Ferrari Victor A, Roberts William C, Song Jae-Kwan, Blanke Philipp, White Charles S, Siu Samuel, Svensson Lars G, Braverman Alan C, Bavaria Joseph, Sundt Thoralf M, Khoury Gebrine El, De Paulis Ruggero, Enriquez-Sarano Maurice, Bax Jeroen J, Otto Catherine M, Schäfers Hans-Joachim
Abstract excerpt
This International evidence-based nomenclature and classification consensus on the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy recognizes 3 types of bicuspid aortic valve: 1. Fused type, with 3 phenotypes: right-left cusp fusion, right-non cusp fusion and left-non cusp fusion; 2. 2-sinus type with 2 phenotypes: Latero-lateral and antero-posterior; and 3. Partial-fusion or forme fruste. This consensus...
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