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Developmental basis of adult cardiovascular diseases: valvular heart diseases.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Feb 2010
Markwald Roger R, Norris Russell A, Moreno-Rodriguez Ricardo, Levine Robert A
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In this chapter, we review the working hypothesis that the roots of adult valvular heart disease (VHD) lie in embryonic development. Valvulogenesis is a complex process in which growth factors signal the process of endocardium-to-mesenchyme transformation (EMT) resulting in formation of prevalvul...
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