Arlyss
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I don't want to distract from the most important point of this thread, which is Randy and his family. But yes, JohnnyV, there are some bicuspids who do have coronary artery disease also. Sometimes diabetes, smoking, or some other risk factor gives them clogged coronaries.
There is speculation that an abnormality of the coronary arteries in bicuspids - perhaps slippage/movement of the vessel walls - makes it harder for plaque to deposit in bicuspids. It is a theory, an attempt to explain why so many BAVs have clean coronaries when compared to the general population....
It is interesting to me that my husband has an extensive family history of coronary artery disease. However he has been checked out carefully over the years, and as a bicuspid, his coronaries are always clear.
Best wishes,
Arlyss
There is speculation that an abnormality of the coronary arteries in bicuspids - perhaps slippage/movement of the vessel walls - makes it harder for plaque to deposit in bicuspids. It is a theory, an attempt to explain why so many BAVs have clean coronaries when compared to the general population....
It is interesting to me that my husband has an extensive family history of coronary artery disease. However he has been checked out carefully over the years, and as a bicuspid, his coronaries are always clear.
Best wishes,
Arlyss