Morphologic and Functional Markers of Aortopathy in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Insufficiency Versus Stenosis

BackgroundBicuspid aortic valve (BAV)–associated aortopathy is heterogeneous and still insufficiently defined. We prospectively analyzed the morphologic and functional variables of aortopathy in patients undergoing operations for BAV insufficiency (BAV-AI) vs stenosis (BAV-AS).MethodsA total of 172 consecutive patients (71% male, 59 ± 10 years) underwent aortic valve replacement with or without proximal aortic operation for BAV-AS (n = 137), and...