I think the major risk of a bicuspid aortic valve is a thoracic aortic aneurysm with dissection. It is what killed John Ritter
That’s exactly what happened to me, I was totally caught off guard, I knew and my primary care physician knew I had a bicuspid aortic valve, in early March of this year, I went in for a routine prescription renewal and my primary care doctor told me the heart murmur caused by the bicuspid valve was sounding different and louder, she immediately referred me to a cardiologist.
An echocardiogram indicated I had severe aortic stenosis, that led to a series of tests that also determined I had an aortic aneurysm, which resulted in open heart surgery.
While I was in the Cardiac ICU after surgery, I started suffering from a stage 3 heart block, later that same day I got a permanent pacemaker implanted.
I’m feeling great now, things I did not know were an issue before are now gone and it has resulted in real surge in energy and my desire to work out, I’m in cardiac rehab right now and feeling great.