An Interventional Echocardiographic Screening Program for First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Is It Practical?
1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) represents one of the most common congenital cardiac anomalies with a prevalence of 0.5-2% in the general population. Literature demonstrated that the prevalence of BAV among First-Degree Relatives (FDR) of those with diagnosed BAV ranges from 7.3% to 9.1%. BAV has diverse genetic etiologies that vary from […]