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Joseph Bavaria is a Cardiologist and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bavaria is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Bavaria is board certified in Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Bavaria is currently accepting new patients.
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Nimesh Desai is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Center Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Desai is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Desai is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery, 2009. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.
Penn Heart And Vascular Center
Wilson Szeto is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Szeto is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Szeto is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery, 2006. Dr. Szeto is currently accepting new patients.
Background: Between one-third and one-half of patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease develop significant aortic regurgitation (AR) at a young age, leading to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Aortic valve repair is an evolving and still underused strategy in BAV patients with AR. The lack of sufficient standardization remains the main limitation of current repair techniques, resulting in an increas...
Summary: The objective of this study is to investigate safety and performance of the Free Margin Cusp sizer. The device will be used during aortic valve repair and sparing procedures as a caliper to measure the aortic valve free margin length at different stages of the procedure. The patient will be followed for one year clinically (at 1, 2, 6 and 12 months) and by echocardiography (at 6 and 12 months) to ...