Hamza SUNMAN, Ekrem YETER, Mehmet ERAT, Sadık AÇIKEL, Ahmet AKYEL, Tolga ÇİMEN, Engin ALGÜL, Bahtiyar ARALOV, Kadriye Gayretli YAYLA, Mehmet DOĞAN

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Prevalence in Adults to whom Echocardiography was Performed: Result of Single Center Experience

Amaç: Biküspit aortik kapak (BAK) en sık görülen konjenital kalp anomalisidir. BAK sıklığı ile ilgili bazı yayınlar bulunsa da, ülkemizdeki erişkin hastalardaki BAK sıklığı ile ilgili veriler kısıtlıdır. Çalışmamızın amacı, kliniğimize başvuran hastalardaki BAK sıklığının ve ekokardiyografik özelliklerinin belirlenmesidir.Yöntem: Bu retrospektif çalışmada, BAK hastalarını bulabilmek için erişkin kardiyoloji kliniğimizde üç buçuk yıllık ekokardiyografi verileri geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Demografik özellikleri ve laboratuvar bulguları hastane kayıtlarından elde edildi. İstatistiksel analiz için student t-testi, ki-kare testi ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanıldı.Bulgular: 52742 hasta içinde, BAK yaygınlığı 1000 hastada 4.4 (n=235) olarak bulundu. BAK hastalarının yaş ortalaması 46.4±17.6 ve hastaların 159 (67.7%)' u erkekti. BAK hastalarının 117 (%51)' sinde asendan aort dilatasyonu tespit edildi. Aort dilatasyonu olan BAK hastaları, olmayanlara göre anlamlı derecede daha yaşlıydı (sırasıyla 53.9±14.9 ve 39.3±17.1, p=

Ekokardiyografi Yapılan Erişkinlerde Biküspit Aortik Kapak Sıklığı: Tek Merkez Deneyim Sonuçları

Purpose: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital cardiac anomaly in adults. Although there is some publication about the frequency of BAV, there is limited data about BAV in adult patients in our country. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and echocardiographic characteristics of BAV patients who underwent echocardiography. Materials and Methods:To determine patients with BAV, three and half year echocardiographic data in our adult cardiology clinic was retrospectively examined in this retrospective study. Demographic features and laboratory findings were also obtained from hospital record. Student t-test, chisquare test and multivariate linear regression analyses were used for the statistical analysis. Results: Among 52742 patients, BAV prevalence was found to be 4.4 (n=235) in 1000 patients. The median age of BAV patients was 46.4±17.6 years and 159 (67.7%) patients were male. Ascending aorta dilatation was found in 117 (51%) patients with BAV. BAV patients with aortic dilatation were significantly older (53.9±14.9 vs. 39.3±17.1, p=

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