un appareil valvulaire avec 2 cuspides fonctionnelles et moins de
trois zones d’apposition parallèle entre les cuspides
« the term “BAV” stands for congenital bicuspid aortic valve disease comprising a spectrum of
BA - définition
« the term “BAV” stands for congenital bicuspid aortic valve disease comprising a spectrum of
deformed aortic valves presenting on gross examination with two functional cusps forming a valve
mechanism with less than three zones of parallel apposition between cusps. » (*)
raphé - définition
fusion de la zone d’apposition entre deux cuspides avec
malformation de la commissure
* Hans-H. Sievers, MD, and Claudia Schmidtke, MD, MBA : A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve from 304 surgical
specimens; The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ●Volume 133, Number 5, 2007
malformation de la commissure
« the term “raphe”defines the conjoint or sometimes called “fused” area of the two underdeveloped
cusps turning into a malformed commissure between both cusps »(*)