Echocardiographic evidence of innate aortopathy in the human intracranial aneurysm.

BACKGROUND: Intracranial aneurysm (IA) is significantly more prevalent in patients with coarctation of the aorta or bicuspid aortic valve than in the general population, suggesting a common pathophysiology connecting IA and aortopathy. Here, we analyzed echocardiographic aortic root dimension (ARD)...

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Main Authors: Yong-Won Shin, Keun-Hwa Jung, Jeong-Min Kim, Young Dae Cho, Soon-Tae Lee, Kon Chu, Manho Kim, Sang Kun Lee, Moon Hee Han, Jae-Kyu Roh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4070985?pdf=render