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Molecular and developmental mechanisms of congenital heart valve disease.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Jun 2011
Lincoln Joy, Yutzey Katherine E
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease occurs in approximately 1% of all live births and includes structural abnormalities of the heart valves. However, this statistic underestimates congenital valve lesions, such as bicuspic aortic valve (BAV) and mitral valve prolapse (MVP), that typically become apparent later in life as progressive valve dysfunction and disease. At present, the standard treatment for valve disease is...
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