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disease > congenital disease > malformation > bicuspid aortic valve
disease > cardiovascular disease > heart disease > valvular heart disease > bicuspid aortic valve

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bicuspid aortic valve  

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  • Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is an inherited form of heart disease in which two of the leaflets of the aortic valve fuse during development in the womb resulting in a two-leaflet valve (bicuspid valve) instead of the normal three-leaflet valve (tricuspid). (Wikipedia)

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