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Risk of proximal aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: how to address this controversy?
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery - 1 Mar 2014
Girdauskas Evaldas, Disha Kushtrim, Borger Michael A, Kuntze Thomas
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The risk of acute aortic events in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is a controversial issue. The real risk of aortic dissection in patients with BAV disease is unknown. An indirect assessment of this risk, however, could be gained with a more detailed understanding of the pathogenesis of BAV aortopathy. There are two major issues that should be clarified before one addresses the question of...
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