Aortopathy in bicuspid aortic valve disease — genes or hemodynamics? or Scylla and Charybdis?

Is aortopathy in bicuspid aortic valve disease a congenital defect or a result of abnormal hemodynamics? A critical reappraisal of a one-sided argument

(2011) Evaldas Girdauskas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Should root replacement with aortic valve-sparing be offered to patients with bicuspid valves or severe aortic regurgitation?☆

(2010) Catalin Constantin Badiu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Aortic root stability in bicuspid aortic valve disease: patch augmentation plus reduction aortoplasty versus modified David type repair☆

(2010) Mirko Doss et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

(2010) John A. Elefteriades et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Aortopathy Is Prevalent in Relatives of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients

(2009) Simon Biner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The aortopathy of bicuspid aortic valve disease has distinctive patterns and usually involves the transverse aortic arch

(2008) Shafie S. Fazel et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY