Bicuspid aortic valve configuration and aortopathy pattern might represent different pathophysiologic substrates

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug;144(2):516-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.035. Epub 2012 Jun 13.

Authors

Fabian A Kari¹, Shafi S Fazel, R Scott Mitchell, Michael P Fischbein, D Craig Miller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA 94305-5407, USA.

PMID: 22698560
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.035

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aorta / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
Aortic Diseases / physiopathology*
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Dilatation, Pathologic
Heart Valve Diseases / physiopathology*
Humans