Endothelial/Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Ascending Aortas of Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Endothelial/Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Ascending Aortas of Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is the progressive enlargement of the aorta due to destructive changes in the connective tissue of the aortic wall. Aneurysm development is silent and often first manifested by the drastic events of aortic dissection or rupture. As yet, therapeutic agents that halt or...

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Main Authors: Shohreh Maleki, Flore-Anne Poujade, Otto Bergman, Jesper R. Gådin, Nancy Simon, Karin Lång, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Simon C. Body, Hanna M. Björck, Per Eriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
bicuspid aortc valve
aneurysm
endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT)
ascending aorta
endothelial cell (EC)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2019.00182/full

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