Emanuele Monda, Antonella Boccia, Ippolita Altobelli, Alfredo Mauriello, Gianantonio De Michele, Sabrina Siniscalchi, Adelaide Fusco, Annapaola Cirillo, Marta Rubino, Federica Verrillo, Gaetano Diana, Chiara Cirillo, Martina Caiazza, Eduardo Bossone, Alessandro Della Corte, Maria Giovanna Russo, Giuseppe Limongelli
AIMS: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of beta-blockers and angiotensin receptor blockers in reducing the aortic growth rate in children with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)-related aortopathy and ascending phenotype. METHODS: Consecutive paediatric patients (≤16 years) with BAV and ascending aorta (AsAo) dilation (z-score > 3) were enrolled in this observational retrospective cohort study. Patients receiving prophylactic treatment with either atenolol (0...
May 5, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology