Contemporary differences between bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve in chronic aortic regurgitation

To comprehensively explore contemporary differences between bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) patients with chronic haemodynamically significant aortic regurgitation (AR).Consecutive patients with chronic ≥moderate-severe AR from a tertiary referral centre (2006-2017) were included. All-cause mortality, surgical indications and aortic valve surgery (AVS) were analysed.Of 798 patients (296 BAV-AR, age 46±14 years; 502...