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A pilot project of familial screening in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease.
The Journal of heart valve disease - 1 Mar 2013
Panayotova Rosica, Macnab Anita, Waterworth Paul D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital cardiac abnormality, is often familial, and is associated with dilatation of the aortic root. The risk of dissection is significantly higher than that in the general population, occurring at a younger age than in...
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