Laura Galian-Gay, Antonia Pijuan-Domenech, Javier Cantalapiedra-Romero, Berta Serrano, Maria Goya, Nerea Maiz, Manel Casellas, Susana Manrique, Elena Suàrez-Edo, Berta Miranda-Barrio, Blanca Gordon Ramirez, Gisela Teixidó-Turà, Laura Gutierrez-Moreno, Victor González-Fernández, Lydia Dux-Santoy, Andrea Guala, Arturo Evangelista, Laura Dos-Subirà, Jose F Rodriguez-Palomares, Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez
OBJECTIVES: To describe the aortic-related risks associated with pregnancy in women with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and to evaluate changes in aortic diameter in pregnancy. METHODS: Prospective observational study of patients with BAV from a single-site registry of pregnant women with structural heart disease between 2013 and 2020. Cardiac, obstetric and neonatal outcomes were studied. An assessment of aortic dimensions was performed during pregnancy by two-dimensional echocardiography...
May 5, 2023: Heart