Unicuspid aortic valves are no bicuspid aortic valves-It's time to retire the Sievers-classification.

Jahanyar, Jama;de Kerchove, Laurent;Tsai, Peter;Said, Sameh M;El Khoury, Gebrine
(2022) Journal of Cardiac Surgery — Vol. 37, n° 12, p. 4202-4203 (2022)

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  • Jahanyar, Jamaorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • de Kerchove, LaurentUCLouvain
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  • Tsai, PeterUCLouvain
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  • Said, Sameh Morcid-logo
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  • El Khoury, GebrineUCLouvain
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Abstract
A general misconception that unicuspid aortic valves (UAV) are just a subtype of bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) has now been perpetuated in the medical and surgical community for nearly two decades, and there is no end in sight. [...]
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Jahanyar, J., de Kerchove, L., Tsai, P., Said, S. M., & El Khoury, G. (2022). Unicuspid aortic valves are no bicuspid aortic valves-It’s time to retire the Sievers-classification. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 37(12), 4202-4203. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.17091 (Original work published 2022)