The Role of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging for the Assessment of Sports Eligibility in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) cannot be considered an innocent finding, but it is not necessarily a life-threatening condition. Athletes with BAV should undergo a thorough staging of the valve anatomy, taking into consideration hemodynamic factors, as well as aortic diameters and looking for other ass...

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Autores principales: D’Andrea, Antonello, Della Corte, Alessandro, Padalino, Roberto, Limongelli, Giuseppe, Scarafile, Raffaella, Fratta, Fiorella, Pezzullo, Enrica, Fusco, Adelaide, Pisacane, Francesca, Coppola, Guido, Caso, Pio, Calabrò, Raffaele, Russo, Maria Giovanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465922
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2211-4122.158418
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Sumario:Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) cannot be considered an innocent finding, but it is not necessarily a life-threatening condition. Athletes with BAV should undergo a thorough staging of the valve anatomy, taking into consideration hemodynamic factors, as well as aortic diameters and looking for other associated significant cardiovascular anomalies by use of a multimodality cardiac imaging approach. Furthermore an accurate follow-up is mandatory with serial cardiological controls in those allowed to continue sports.

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