Bicuspid aortic valve associated aortopathy: a genetic disease?
The present paper briefly reviews the literature supporting the pathogenetic importance of hemodynamics in the development of bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathy. The hypothesis of a genetic basis for this disease, whether it is a common defect for bicuspid malformation and predisposition to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-02-01
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Series: | Cardiogenetics |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/cardiogen/article/view/4908 |