Bicuspid aortic valve leaflet morphology in relation to aortic root morphology: A study of 300 patients undergoing open-heart surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Jackson, Veronica ^a   Petrini, Johan ^a   Caidahl, Kenneth ^a   Eriksson, Maria J ^a   Liska, Jan ^a   Eriksson, Per ^b   Franco Cereceda, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aortic regurgitation; Aortic stenosis; Bicuspid aortic valve; Ectasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051556645     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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