Bicuspid aortic stenosis overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Normal aortic valve have three leafs (tricuspid), but some valves have two leafs (bicuspid)[1]. Typically, aortic stenosis due to calcification of a bicuspid valve appears earlier, at 40 to 50 years of age, whereas that due to calcification of a normal valve appears later, at 70 to 80 years of age.
References
- ↑ "Yale Atlas of Echo- Bicuspid aortic valve". Retrieved 2007-08-08.