Bicuspid aortic valve associated aortopathy: a genetic disease?

The present paper briefly reviews the literature supporting the pathogenetic importance of hemodynamics in the development of bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathy. The hypothesis of a genetic basis for this disease, whether it is a common defect for bicuspid malformation and predisposition to...

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Main Authors: Ciro Bancone, Marisa De Feo, Alessandro Della Corte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Cardiogenetics
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/cardiogen/article/view/4908