Types of Bicuspid Aortic Valve

How Many Cusps?

Can You Classify This Valve?

A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect and affects about 2% of the population worldwide. Echocardiography is the preferred non-invasive imaging tool for early diagnosis and surveillance of this valvulopathy. Proper technique and accurate classification can improve echo reporting and patient outcomes.

Do you know how to classify this type of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) based on the short axis transthoracic image above? In this lesson, we will discuss the classification of BAVs with the help of 6 case examples.