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Aortopathy in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis with Fusion of Right-Left versus Right-Non-Coronary Cusps: Are These Different Diseases?
The Journal of heart valve disease - 1 May 2016
Girdauskas Evaldas, Rouman Mina, Disha Kushtrim, Dubslaff Georg, Fey Beatrix, Theis Bernhard, Petersen Iver, Borger Michael A, von Kodolitsch Yskert, Kuntze Thomas, Reichenspurner Hermann
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BACKGROUND: The study aim was to prospectively analyze the impact of cusp fusion pattern on aortopathy severity in patients undergoing surgery for bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis. METHODS: A total of 137 consecutive patients with BAV stenosis (93 males, 44 females; mean age 61 ± 9 years) underwent aortic valve replacement with or without concomitant aortic surgery between January 2012 and March 2015. All...
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