When my son was three I switched Dr's for him. The new doctor said has he always had a heart murmur I said no that's the first I've heard of it so we went for test. Anyway heart specialist did all tests said my son had Bav a valve disorder in the heart. He said it is very common. However everyone I've ever talked to has never heard of it. My question is does anyone have this what is your story and have you had to have your valve replaced. My son is very healthy active I'm just worried. Any help would be greatly appreciated....thank you!!
it is a common cause of murmurs in children, and ordinarily they grow out of it, you can relax.
As long as the action of the valve is normal and child is otherwise active and healthy with normal cardiac functions, mile stones, and growth, you can almost forget about the anomaly.
A bicuspid aortic valve is not necessarily a problem - a normal aortic valve has three cusps, and your son only has two. Having only two cusps is not a big deal. The mitral valve in the heart naturally has only two cusps, so three cusps are not needed for a heart valve to function. The advantage of three valves is a slight increase in efficiency, but the difference between a normal valve and properly working bicuspid valve would only matter to a professional athlete. If the aortic valve closes almost completely, there is nothing to worry about. Since he has a heart murmur, its possible that it is caused by having only two cusps, but people with three cusps commonly have murmurs. There is no reason to get the valve replaced simply because of only two cusps. What matters is the level of aortic valve regurgitation. If regurgitation is not significant, your son has a normally functioning heart. Even if he had a moderate or high amount of regurgitation, it still might not have enough effect to warrant surgery. There are tests to measure regurgitation.
