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The bicuspid aortic valve: an integrated phenotypic classification of leaflet morphology and aortic root shape.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Dec 2008
Schaefer B M, Lewin M B, Stout K K, Gill E, Prueitt A, Byers P H, Otto C M
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OBJECTIVE: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. SETTING: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, Seattle. PATIENTS: 191 adult patients with BAV. INTERVENTIONS: Review of clinical data and transthoracic echocardiograms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Assessment of leaflet morphology; valve function; aortic shape and...
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