enlarged aortic root

Posted By Daniel on April 30, 1999 at 14:33:16
Hi, I have a question about my Echo results from last fall.
I (32 years old) have a bicuspid aortic valve with mild reguritation.  
I also have MVP with no reguritation.  The aortic valve opens fully
3cm**2, and the heart has normal size and contractiblity according
to the echo report.  I do have a mildly enlarged aortic root of 4.2 cm
however (it has been enlarged since I started echo's 8
years ago).  Is there anything I need to be concerned about with the
enlarged aortic root?  Also is this a frequent occurrance with
bicuspid aortic valves?  Any causes for this?
Thanks
Daniel










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