Embryonic Development of the Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Embryonic Development of the Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital valvular heart defect with an overall frequency of 0.5%–1.2%. BAVs result from abnormal aortic cusp formation during valvulogenesis, whereby adjacent cusps fuse into a single large cusp resulting in two, instead of the normal three, aortic cu...

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Main Authors: Peter S. Martin, Benjamin Kloesel, Russell A. Norris, Mark Lindsay, David Milan, Simon C. Body
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Subjects:
bicuspid aortic valve
heart development
congenital heart disease
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
aortic incompetence
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/2/4/248

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