Insight into pathologic abnormalities in congenital semilunar valve disease based on advances in understanding normal valve microstructure and extracellular matrix

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-58

  Stephens, Elizabeth H ^a   Kearney, Debra L ^b   Grande Allen, K Jane ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicuspid aortic valve; Congenital heart disease; Extracellular matrix; Heart valve

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONGENITAL SEMILUNAR VALVE DISEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 80052484855     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2011.01.002     Document Type: Review

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