Bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy in adults: Incidence, etiology, and clinical significance

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 201, Issue , 2015, Pages 400-407

  Michelena, Hector I ^a   Corte, Alessandro Della ^b   Prakash, Siddharth K ^c   Milewicz, Dianna M ^c   Evangelista, Artur ^d   Enriquez Sarano, Maurice ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Bicuspid aortic valve

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART DILATATION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADULT; AORTA VALVE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84943551099     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.106     Document Type: Review

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