To ensure your deposit accounts are covered by FDIC insurance, you'll need to do two things. First, verify that your bank is a Member FDIC.. Virtually all banks are required to carry FDIC insurance, but some state-chartered banks may be grandfathered out of the requirement.
A bicuspid aortic valve is a heart condition that is usually due to a congenital deformity. A normal aortic valve has three cusps, whereas a bicuspid valve has only two. About 1-2% of the population have bicuspid aortic valves, although the condition is nearly twice as common in males. The majority will cause no problems.
Between one and two percent of all people have this defect, and it affects more men than women. A normal aortic valve (see below) has three leaflets (also known as flaps or cusps). These open and close to control the flow of blood into the aorta from the left ventricle of the heart as it beats. When the flaps come together as the valve closes, the shape is like a circle divided into thirds.