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ArticleOpen heart2020

Bicuspid aortic valve: different clinical profiles for subjects with versus without repaired aortic coarctation.

Michelle S Lim, Paul G Bannon, David S Celermajer

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Article in Open heart, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Valve morphology and timing of surgery in bicuspid aortic valve disease.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michelle S LimFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia michelle.lim@sydney.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-6416-5566
Paul G BannonFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
David S CelermajerFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesA small proportion of patients undergoing bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) intervention have had prior repair of aortic coarctation (CoA). We aimed to describe phenotypic differences between BAV patients, comparing those with versus those without previous coarctation repair.

methods556 adults with BAV who had undergone aortic valve and/or ascending aortic surgery were identified, and relevant clinical and operative details were retrospectively analysed.

resultsOf the total cohort, 532 patients (95.7%) had isolated BAV ('BAV-only'), and 24 (4.3%) had had a previous successful CoA repair ('BAV-CoA'). The median age at surgery was significantly lower in BAV-CoA patients compared with BAV-only (median, IQR: 40 years, 26-57 vs 62 years, 51-69, p<0.001). Indications for surgery also differed, with BAV-CoA patients much more likely to undergo surgery for aortic regurgitation (BAV-CoA 38% vs BAV-only 13%, p<0.001); patients with isolated BAV were more likely to require surgery for aortic stenosis (BAV-only 75% vs BAV-CoA 50%, p<0.001). Two different BAV morphotypes were commoner in the BAV-CoA group; type 0 valves (24% vs 8%, p<0.05) and type 2 valves (12% vs 3%, p<0.05). The proportion of patients undergoing concomitant aortic surgery at the time of valve surgery were similar (BAV-only 38% vs BAV-CoA 42%, p=0.8).

conclusionIn adult patients undergoing aortic valve surgery for BAV disease, those with a prior history of repaired CoA underwent surgery at a very much younger age, and a higher proportion required intervention for aortic regurgitation.

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AdultAgedAge FactorsAortic CoarctationAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypeRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomeaortic valve diseasecongenital heart diseasesurgery-valve

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