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The ascending aorta with bicuspid aortic valve: a phenotypic classification with potential prognostic significance.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 1 Aug 2014
Della Corte Alessandro, Bancone Ciro, Dialetto Giovanni, Covino Franco E, Manduca Sabrina, Montibello Marco V, De Feo Marisa, Buonocore Marianna, Nappi Gianantonio
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OBJECTIVES: Different methods to classify the anatomical configurations of the aorta with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have been proposed. We aimed to test them in terms of descriptive power (i.e. capability to identify different clusters of patients with unique associations of anatomo-clinical features) and possible prognostic significance. METHODS: A consecutive echocardiographic series of 696 BAV patients (mean...
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