An echocardiographic survey of primary school children for bicuspid aortic valve

An echocardiographic survey of primary school children for bicuspid aortic valve

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 wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2004-03, Vol.93 (5), p.661-663
Hauptverfasser: Basso, Cristina, Boschello, Mauro, Perrone, Cosimo, Mecenero, Alessandro, Cera, Andrea, Bicego, Dario, Thiene, Gaetano, De Dominicis, Ennio
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aortic Valve - abnormalities
Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Child
Children & youth
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases
Female
Heart
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.031