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Filamin-a-related myxomatous mitral valve dystrophy: genetic, echocardiographic and functional aspects.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Dec 2011
Lardeux Aurélie, Kyndt Florence, Lecointe Simon, Marec Hervé Le, Merot Jean, Schott Jean-Jacques, Le Tourneau Thierry, Probst Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Myxomatous dystrophy of the cardiac valves is a heterogeneous group of disorders, including syndromic diseases such as Marfan syndrome and isolated valvular diseases. Mitral valve prolapse, the most common form of this disease, is presumed to affect approximately 2% to 3% of the population and remains one of the most common causes of valvular surgery. During the past years, important effort has been made to...
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