Bicuspid Aortic Valves

Bicuspid Aortic Valves present in about 2% of the population, most common congenital disorder. In children they sometimes present themselves as a murmur. Normal aortic valve looks like a clover leaf, bicuspid aortic valves only have two leaflets, and they can cause problems. Importance oft he aortic valve is that it sits between the main aorta and the heart pumping chamber. This controls the flow of blood back in to the pumping chamber. The chamber can narrow and cause aortic valve stenosis or the valve can start leaking.
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[bubbagirl2009]

I'm an almost 8 month pregnant woman with a bicuspid aortic valve and a heart murmer, what could happen during childbirth to me or to my baby?

[Allibaby78]

This congenital birth defect is characterized by an aortic valve that only has two flaps (a normal aortic valve has three flaps). If the valve becomes narrowed, it is more difficult for the blood to flow through, and often the blood leaks backward. Symptoms usually do not develop during childhood, but are often detected during the adult years.

[Allibaby78]

The bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital heart defect. It is estimated to exist in 1 to 2 % of the population, predominating in males.

[Lucretial]

A really easy to understand explanation to a condition that I recently discovered that I have.