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Surgeon Q&A: Bicuspid Aortic Valve Gradients and Aortic Aneurysms

Name: Bicuspid Aortic Valve Gradients & Aortic Aneurysms
Uploaded: 2025-06-04T18:23:42+00:00

If you have a bicuspid aortic valve and an aortic aneurysm, do both require surgery? And, does the valve always need to be replaced? What about the use valve-sparing procedures to help the patient? To answer this common patient concern, we spoke with Dr. Bill Brinkman, a leading aortic valve surgeon at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas. (Video posted on August 8, 2025)