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This study aimed to evaluate the association of Zva with LV remodeling, symptoms, and all-cause death in patients with BAV and severe AS. Methods: In this retrospective, two-center cohort study, 147 patients with severe AS and BAV were included. Zva was calculated at the time of the first echocardiographic diagnosis of severe AS. The study endpoint was all-cause mortality. Results: Over a median follow-up of 9.8 years, 24 patients (16%) died. A Zva threshold of 5 mmHg\/mL\/m2 was identified as optimal by ROC analysis. Patients with Zva \u2265 5 mmHg\/mL\/m2 showed higher mortality rates (29% vs. 10%; p = 0.003), more advanced symptoms (NYHA III-IV: 41% vs. 9%; p &lt; 0.001), adverse LV remodeling, lower LVEF (60% (IQR 36\u201366) vs. 66% (IQR 61\u201371); p = 0.001), and worse LV global longitudinal strain (14.8% \u00b1 2.7 vs. 16.5% \u00b1 3.0; p = 0.016). Zva \u2265 5 mmHg\/mL\/m2 was independently associated with worse long-term survival after adjustment (HR 2.885; 95% CI 1.119\u20137.438; p = 0.028). Conclusions: Among patients with BAV and severe AS, an increased Zva was associated with more advanced symptoms, adverse LV remodeling, impaired LV systolic function, and worse long-term survival, and might therefore help in risk stratification of these patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcdd13040163","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]],"date-time":"2026-04-09T12:21:32Z","timestamp":1775737292000},"page":"163","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Valvulo-Arterial Impedance in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Bicuspid Aortic Valve"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-4404-0342","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chun Kit","family":"Ng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2887-4159","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pilar","family":"Lopez Santi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marie-Ange","family":"Fleury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Qu\u00e9bec, Universit\u00e9 Laval, G1V 4G5 Qu\u00e9bec, QC, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jingjing","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3313-9611","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nadeem","family":"Elmasry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8258-8802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Steele C.","family":"Butcher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8924-740X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marie-Annick","family":"Clavel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Qu\u00e9bec, Universit\u00e9 Laval, G1V 4G5 Qu\u00e9bec, QC, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3607-279X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Philippe","family":"Pibarot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Qu\u00e9bec, Universit\u00e9 Laval, G1V 4G5 Qu\u00e9bec, QC, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeroen J.","family":"Bax","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Turku Heart Center, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, 20520 Turku, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7208-5769","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nina","family":"Ajmone Marsan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"661","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjcard.2003.11.031","article-title":"An echocardiographic survey of primary school children for bicuspid aortic valve","volume":"93","author":"Basso","year":"2004","journal-title":"Am. 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