Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Aortic Valve Annular Shape in Children With Bicuspid Aortic Valves and/or Aortic Coarctation Compared With Controls
Chamberland CR, Sugeng L, Abraham S, Li F, Weismann CG. Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Aortic Valve Annular Shape in Children With Bicuspid Aortic Valves and/or Aortic Coarctation Compared With Controls. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1411-1417. PMID: 26375172, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveEccentricity indexAortic valveAnnular dimensionsAV annulusControl groupCommon congenital cardiac abnormalityCoA groupDegenerative aortic valve diseaseEchocardiograms of childrenAortic valve diseaseBody surface areaCongenital cardiac abnormalitiesAV dysfunctionValve dysfunctionNoncoronary cuspAortic annulusAortic coarctationThree-dimensional evaluationValve diseaseInterventional resultsGeneral populationNormal controlsCardiac abnormalitiesAnnular size