I'm a 44 year old male. Healthy and active. My mother passed away last month following her secong heart valve replacement surgery. I met with her surgeon who advised me to get an EKG as my mother's heart valve condition was hereditary. The EKG revealed a Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV). I have no symptoms but I'm a little freaked out by all of this. Anybody have a similar experience?
It is good that you are now aware of the situation and can be kept under observation along with any siblings. Had your mother not been told that it might affect her children.
We had not been told by previous doctors that the condition is hereditary. I'm reading that many people with BAV do not develop complications and lead normal lives
I met one woman who had been a professional dancer in stage musicals and only had it diagnosed after she retired and went to her doctor with a chest infection
There is a lot of information here on this site.
https://patient.info/search.asp?searchterm=biscupid+aortic+valve&searchcoll=All