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There is a Mayo Clinic paper on why bicuspid aortic valve repairs fail. According to them, it is due to accelerated calcification of the bicuspid valve. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32599047/

If you can get a cardiac MRI before the surgery, that would be great. Although my echo indicated moderate-severe aortic regurgitation and an LVEF of 55%, my MRI results are moderate regurgitation (23%) and an LVEF of 64%. MRI is more accurate than echo.

Thanks everyone who took time to reply, I appreciate your input. The surgeon at UW Heart Institute feels the valve is repairable. He recommends doing the David's procedure to fix the root dilation as well. 1. I'm worried about getting operated by a resident. I saw in an STS webinar that most...

Hi @christopherj , @3mm, Did your insurance cover the second opinion? I called my insurance's customer service and they had said they would cover it. But it is my understanding that the provider should apply for a pre-approval with the insurance. I wonder if Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic do...

Hello everyone, I have been reading posts on this forum on and off for past several years. I want to thank you all for sharing your stories and learnings generously! I was diagnosed with mild Aortic regurgitation with most likely a bicuspid valve as a 17yr old after the physician heard a...