Aortic and left ventricular remodeling in patients with bicuspid aortic valve without significant valvular dysfunction: A prospective study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-352

  Santarpia, Giuseppe ^a,b   Scognamiglio, Giancarlo ^b   Di Salvo, Giovanni ^b   D'Alto, Michele ^b   Sarubbi, Berardo ^b   Romeo, Emanuele ^b   Indolfi, Ciro ^a   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^b   Calabrò, Raffaele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Bicuspid aortic valve; Left ventricular strain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA REMODELING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863619820     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.01.046     Document Type: Article

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