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01-12-2012 | Moderated poster presentation
Association between leaflet fusion pattern and thoracic aorta morphology in patients with bicuspid aortic valve
Authors:
Bryce Merritt, Alexander Turin, Michael Markl, James Carr
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect and is associated with a high risk of aortic dilation. We sought to determine if patients with certain BAV phenotypes are predisposed to particular morphological abnormalities of the thoracic aorta. …