Body Mass Index in Patients With Operatively-Excised Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valves Comparing Those With Stenotic to Those With Purely Regurgitant Valves

Several publications have examined the body mass index (BMI) in patients having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with and without a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). The present study examines BMI in 536 adults having aortic valve replacement for a congenitally BAV and compares t...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2022-10, Vol.181, p.102-104
Main Authors: Roberts, William C., Makhdumi, Madiha, Salam, Yusuf M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aorta
Aortic stenosis
Aortic valve
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Heart valves
Mortality
Obesity
Overweight
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Summary:Several publications have examined the body mass index (BMI) in patients having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with and without a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). The present study examines BMI in 536 adults having aortic valve replacement for a congenitally BAV and compares the BMI in those with stenotic vs those with purely regurgitant BAVs. No significant differences were found between the 2 groups.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.07.015