P4.03 APOPTOSIS IN THE MEDIA OF THE AORTIC WALL AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH AORTIC VALVE MORPHOLOGY IN AORTIC DILATATION
Background: The aortic valve is normally tricuspid but may vary in that it can be made up of 1, 2 or 4 leaflets with each of these often associated with aortopathy, most commonly aortic dilatation. In patients with a bicuspid valve this association has been explained in part by molecular changes tak...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125939008/view |