Author/Authors :
Basso، نويسنده , , Cristina and Boschello، نويسنده , , Mauro and Perrone، نويسنده , , Cosimo and Mecenero، نويسنده , , Alessandro and Cera، نويسنده , , Andrea and Bicego، نويسنده , , Dario and Thiene، نويسنده , , Gaetano and De Dominicis، نويسنده , , Ennio، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Primary school students (817 apparently healthy 10-year olds) were screened by transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography to assess for the prevalence of bicuspid aortic valve. Bicuspid aortic valve was found in 0.5% of cases, with a higher prevalence in males than females (0.75% vs 0.24%), and was significantly associated with aortic root enlargement compared with children who had tricuspid aortic valves.
