Bicuspid aortic valve and aortopathy
Bicuspid aortic valve - a common congenital heart defect in which in some cases are not limited to violations of the valve complex and the development of aortic insufficiency or stenosis with hemodynamic disturbances and pathological changes, like defined in Marfan’s syndrome, occur in the aortic wall and lead to the development of the aneurysm/dissection vessel. There are theories that explain the emergence aortopathy, including hereditary, genetic, haemodynamic. Diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve is performed imaging methods under which mandatory assessment is the width of the ascending aorta at four levels. Therapeutic treatments for aortic enlargement include promising direction - the use of ARB II - losartan.