what are the Recommendations for Intervention: Replacement of the Aorta in
Patients With a BAV
Referenced studies that support the recommendations are
summarized in Online Data Supplement 18.?
In asymptomatic patients with a BAV, a diameter of the aortic sinuses or ascending aorta of 5.0 to 5.5 cm, and an additional risk factor for dissection (eg, family history of aortic dissection, aortic growth rate >0.5 cm per year, aortic coarctation), operative intervention to replace the aortic sinuses and/or the ascending aorta is reasonable if the surgery is performed at a Comprehensive Valve Center.