One-half of patients with bicuspid valves develop at least mild aortic stenosis by the age of 50 years.
Contraction of the right and left atria forces blood past the right tricuspid and left bicuspid valves into the right and left ventricles, respectively.
Men with aortic stenosis due to bicuspid valves develop symptoms in their 40s and 50s.
About 10% of bicuspid valves become significantly narrowed, resulting in the symptoms and heart problems of aortic stenosis.
Calcified bicuspid valves and post inflammatory valves tend to occur in patients less than 70 years.
Definition of bicuspid valve in US English:
bicuspid valve
noun
Anatomy
another term for mitral valve
Example sentencesExamples
About 10% of bicuspid valves become significantly narrowed, resulting in the symptoms and heart problems of aortic stenosis.
One-half of patients with bicuspid valves develop at least mild aortic stenosis by the age of 50 years.
Contraction of the right and left atria forces blood past the right tricuspid and left bicuspid valves into the right and left ventricles, respectively.
Men with aortic stenosis due to bicuspid valves develop symptoms in their 40s and 50s.
Calcified bicuspid valves and post inflammatory valves tend to occur in patients less than 70 years.