Body Mass Index in Patients With Operatively-Excised Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valves Comparing Those With Stenotic to Those With Purely Regurgitant Valves

William C Roberts; Madiha Makhdumi; Yusuf M Salam

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.07.015

Body Mass Index in Patients With Operatively-Excised Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valves Comparing Those With Stenotic to Those With Purely Regurgitant Valves

Am J Cardiol. 2022 Oct 15:181:102-104. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.07.015. Epub 2022 Aug 23.

Authors

William C Roberts¹, Madiha Makhdumi², Yusuf M Salam²

Affiliations

¹ Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas; Departments of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas; Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: william.roberts1@bswhealth.org.
² Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas.

PMID: 36008161
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.07.015

Abstract

Several publications have examined the body mass index (BMI) in patients having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with and without a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). The present study examines BMI in 536 adults having aortic valve replacement for a congenitally BAV and compares the BMI in those with stenotic vs those with purely regurgitant BAVs. No significant differences were found between the 2 groups.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease*
Body Mass Index
Humans