Risk Factors for Aortopathy in Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Insights from a Large Echocardiographic Cohort.
BACKGROUND Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect and is frequently associated with thoracic aortopathy. Risk stratification remains challenging, as predictors of aortopathy are incompletely understood, and prior studies have been limited by modest sample sizes or incomplete echocardiogr...