International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon)
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Brief summary
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Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most frequent congenital cardiac malformation, occurring in 0.5-1.2% of the US population. In young adults, it is generally a benign abnormality; but in older adults it is associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection in 20-30% of those with BAV. BAV is strongly associated with early development of aortic valve calcification or incompetence in \>50% of BAV patients, and accounts for \~40% of the \>30,000 aortic valve replacements (AVR) performed in the US each year. Yet, we know little of the etiology, cellular events and modifiers of progression of BAV to calcific aortic valve disease and we still do not understand the genetic cause(s) of BAV despite evidence for its high heritability. The Specific Aims of this study are: 1. To identify the genetic causes of bicuspid aortic valve disease and its associated thoracic aortic disease. 2. To identify potential pathways to predict the clinical course of BAV disease and for treating human BAV disease. To achieve these aims, we have created the International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon), a consortium of institutions with cohorts of BAV patients and the expertise to fulfill the performance of these aims.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01980797
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 6,464 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 8 Years to 90 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 2013 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2028 (Estimated)
- Completion
- Nov 2028 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Apr 1, 2026
2013 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 4
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02111 | — |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02218 | — |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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About this trial record page
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Apr 1, 2026 · Synced Oct 27, 2026
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