However, Dr Fletcher, a single woman who lived in New Ridley Road, Stocksfield, Northumberland, was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, a condition which can lead to an irregular heartbeat.
What does BAV stand for?
BAV stands for Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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The known risk factors include the following genetically-based conditions: bicuspid aortic valve families, familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and Turners syndrome.
Arecent echocardiogram had demonstrated a bicuspid aortic valve with good flow and minor regurgitation.
A diagnosis of RHD was made by echo-doppler if one or more of the following were present: a) Mitral stenosis; b) Mitral regurgitation (MR) and / or aortic regurgitation (AR) with regurgitation jet length of more than 2 cm in at least two echo planes, along with abnormal valve morphology (a bicuspid aortic valve to be excluded in cases with AR); c) MR and / or AR with regurgitant jet length of 1 -2 cm, and abnormal valve morphology, in the presence of a history suggestive of rheumatic fever.
New coverage includes genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms of disease; bicuspid aortic valve disease; and ischemic mitral regurgitation.