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Comprehensive 4-stage categorization of bicuspid aortic valve leaflet morphology by cardiac MRI in 386 patients.
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging - 1 Aug 2017
Murphy I G, Collins J, Powell A, Markl M, McCarthy P, Malaisrie S C, Carr J C, Barker A J
Abstract excerpt
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is heterogeneous and related to valve dysfunction and aortopathy. Appropriate follow up and surveillance of patients with BAV may depend on correct phenotypic categorization. There are multiple classification schemes, however a need exists to comprehensively capture commissure fusion, leaflet asymmetry, and valve orifice orientation. Our aim was to develop a BAV classification...
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