At least 50% of people with Turner Syndrome have a heart condition present at birth. You could also have other heart problems, such as high blood pressure and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), where ...

Growth hormone (GH) is often administered to girls with Turner syndrome to increase ... and to ascertain whether a bicuspid aortic valve (a defect associated with aortic aneurysm) was present.

Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and bicuspid aortic valve have a significantly increased risk of aortic dissection. The onset ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population.

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest to the heart) usually occur in younger people and may be linked to ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart ...

Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve. Heart , 2024; heartjnl-2024-324669 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324669 Cite This Page : ...