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Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid HypertensionAvoid HypotensionLabile Blood PressureReduced Cardiac OutputAortic Dissection RiskEndocarditis Prophylaxis

Pathophysiology

A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) has two cusps instead of the usual three, most often from fusion of the right and left coronary cusps and usually unequal in size. At 1 to 2% of the population with a...

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