Characteristics of Carotid Artery Structure and Mechanical Function and Their Relationships with Aortopathy in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves

Characteristics of Carotid Artery Structure and Mechanical Function and Their Relationships with Aortopathy in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves

Patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) often have proximal aortic dilatation and systemic vascular dysfunction. We hypothesized that BAV patients would have different carotid artery structural and functional characteristics compared to tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) patients. In 28 patients with...

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Main Authors: Mihyun Kim, Chi Young Shim, Seong-Chan You, In-Jeong Cho, Geu-Ru Hong, Jong-Won Ha, Namsik Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
bicuspid aortic valve
aortopathy
ultrasound
velocity vector imaging
carotid artery
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00622/full

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