A 2-Month-Old Boy Is Found Unresponsive in His Crib

A 2-month-old boy is found unresponsive in his crib.  He had previously been well and had a normal physical examination at his 2-month visit approximately 1 week earlier.  An autopsy is performed to determine the cause of death.  The pathologist concludes that the infant likely died of sudden infant death syndrome.  The autopsy also shows an incidental finding of bicuspid aortic valve.  If this patient had survived, he would have been at greatest risk for which of the following events?

A) Aortic dissection in his 30s
B) Aortic stenosis in his 50s
C) Atrial fibrillation in his 40s
D) Endocarditis in his 20s
E) Severe aortic stenosis in infancy
F) Ventricular arrhythmia in childhood

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