Bicuspid Aortic Valves Experience Increased Strain as Compared to Tricuspid Aortic Valves

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 362-366

  Szeto, Kai ^a   Pastuszko, Peter ^a,b   Álamo, Juan C Del ^a   Lasheras, Juan ^a   Nigam, Vishal ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic valve calcification; bicuspid aortic valve; mechanical stretch

Indexed keywords

AORTIC VALVE CALCIFICATION; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; MECHANICAL STRETCH;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CALCINOSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEMODYNAMICS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW; CALCIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PIG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID AORTIC VALVE;

EID: 84900344795     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135113501901     Document Type: Article

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