Molecular evaluation of the great vessels of patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease Análise molecular dos grandes vasos da base em portadores de valva aórtica bicúspide

Molecular evaluation of the great vessels of patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease Análise molecular dos grandes vasos da base em portadores de valva aórtica bicúspide

PURPOSE: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with increased prevalence of annulo-aortic ectasia, dissection and ascending aortic aneurysm. This study was undertaken to compare the amount of fibrillin-1 and elastin in the media of great vessels of patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic val...

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Main Authors: Mauro Paes Leme, Tirone E. David, Jagdish Butany, Diponkar Banerjee, Eduardo S. Bastos, Sylvio C. Provenzano, Leôncio A. Feitosa, Henrique Murad, Monica M. Ferreira Magnanini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Valva aórtica
Aorta
Fibrilina
Elastina
Síndrome de Marfan
Aortic valve
Fibrillin
Elastin
Marfan syndrome
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