Mayo Clinic's approach to bicuspid aortic valve treatments

July 13, 2020

Overview

Mayo Clinic heart specialists review advances in the treatment of bicuspid aortic valve and thoracic aortic aneurysms.

Hector I. Michelena, M.D., bicuspid valve expert, and Juan M. Bowen, M.D., specialist in genetic aortopathies and thoracic aortic aneurysm conditions, discuss the anatomy and genetic implications of bicuspid aortic valve disease.

Gabor Bagameri, M.D., surgical expert, talks about the risk of enlargement to the valve and aortic aneurysm and Mayo Clinic's approach to surgical repair or replacement.

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