Heart Views

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2022  |  Volume : 23  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 47--54

Diagnosis and therapeutic cardiac catheterization of symptomatic bicuspid aortic stenosis in the pediatric population


Haytham Yassin, Hesham Al-Saloos 
 Division of Cardiology, Heart Centre, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Hesham Al-Saloos
Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, Sidra Medicine, P. O. Box 26999, Doha
Qatar

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart disease with a prevalence of 0.5%–1.3% of the population. Many children with BAV are asymptomatic. Clinically relevant abnormal valve function usually occurs in adulthood. However, in rare cases, children can fail to thrive which requires valvular intervention. In this review, we will explore in more detail the anatomy of the BAV, clinical presentation of BAV, diagnosis of BAV, and its function by echocardiography, and indications for transcatheter intervention in the pediatric population.


How to cite this article:
Yassin H, Al-Saloos H. Diagnosis and therapeutic cardiac catheterization of symptomatic bicuspid aortic stenosis in the pediatric population.Heart Views 2022;23:47-54


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Yassin H, Al-Saloos H. Diagnosis and therapeutic cardiac catheterization of symptomatic bicuspid aortic stenosis in the pediatric population. Heart Views [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Dec 8 ];23:47-54
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