Risk Factors

One of the Most Common Congenital Heart Defects

Bicuspid aortic valve disease is a congenital defect and is one of the most common congenital heart defects.

  • Affects between one and two percent of all children from birth.
  • Affects males twice as often as females.
  • More common in babies born of parents with a family history of bicuspid aortic valve disease.

Contact

Cardiac Surgery
Division of the CardioVascular Institute
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lowry Medical Office Building, 2A
110 Francis Street
Boston , MA  02215
617.632.8383

Search