PMID- 34966913 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221121 LR - 20221206 IS - 2047-2412 (Electronic) IS - 2047-2404 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Nov 17 TI - Left ventricular remodelling in bicuspid aortic valve disease. PG - 1669-1679 LID - 10.1093/ehjci/jeab284 [doi] AB - AIMS: Characterization of left ventricular (LV) geometric pattern and LV mass could provide an important insight into the pathophysiological adaptations of the LV to pressure and/or volume overload in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and significant (>/=moderate) aortic valve (AV) disease. This study aimed to characterize LV remodelling and its prognostic impact in patients with BAV according to the predominant type of valvular dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this international, multicentre BAV registry, 1345 patients [51.0 (37.0-63.0) years, 71% male] with significant AV disease were identified. Patients were classified as having isolated aortic stenosis (AS) (n = 669), isolated aortic regurgitation (AR) (n = 499) or mixed aortic valve disease (MAVD) (n = 177). LV hypertrophy was defined as a LV mass index >115 g/m2 in males and >95 g/m2 in females. LV geometric pattern was classified as (i) normal geometry: no LV hypertrophy, relative wall thickness (RWT) 0.42, (iii) concentric hypertrophy: LV hypertrophy, RWT >0.42, and (iv) eccentric hypertrophy: LV hypertrophy, RWT