"What About Unicuspid Aortic Valves?" asks Leslie
Published: September 20, 2022
I just received several interesting questions from Leslie about unicuspid aortic valves. She emailed me, "Hi Adam – What can you tell me about unicuspid aortic valves? How are they treated? Are they genetic? If so, should I have my family screened?"
To answer Leslie's questions about this valvular defect in which the aortic valve has only one leaflet, I was lucky to interview Dr. Samuel Pollock, a leading cardiac surgeon at Baptist Health Louisville, who has performed over 12,000 cardiac procedures.
Click here to watch my interview with Dr. Pollock about unicuspid aortic valves.
Many thanks to Dr. Pollock for sharing his clinical experiences and research about unicuspid aortic valves with our community!
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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