bicuspid aortic valve

I'm Dr. Sam Williams and this week we're looking at a condition where, quite frankly, two is not always better than three.

That's right, we're talking about bicuspid aortic valve disease, one of the most common congenital cardiac abnormalities and something that every cardiologist should have firmly on their radar.

now you might think that having a bicuspid aortic valve shouldn't make too much difference to our patients but as we're going to discover it can have some pretty significant consequences and there's quite a lot more to this condition than simply counting the number of cusps For those of you joining us for the first time, the format is simple.

I'll present you with a clinical vignette, followed by a series of multiple choice questions.

You'll have some thinking time to pick the single best answer from five possible options.

But today we're making an exception.

Let's get cracking with this week's clinical case.

Five questions on bicuspid aortic valve disease.