A normal aortic valve is composed of three aortic-valve cusps ... In rare cases, the leaflets are symmetrical or there is no raphe. The aorta is anatomically divided into the ascending aorta ...

Most clinical research for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis has been performed in patients with tricuspid aortic valves. However, many patients who ...

and bicommissural without raphe—were created as a simplified representation of bicuspid aortic valve disease relevant to TAVR. A raphe, for example, can become calcified and influence device expansion ...

TCT 592: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with Balloon- Versus Self-Expandable Bioprostheses for the Treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis. Receive the the latest news, research, and ...

There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

Bicuspid aortic valves are present in 1%–2% of the population, with men being 3 times more commonly affected than women. This disease is more than just anatomic variation and may be associated with ...

The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of the body. So the heart pumps blood through the aortic valve to all the cells in the body.