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Aorta Measurements are Heritable and Influenced by Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Objectives: To determine whether the contributions of genetics and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) independently influence aortic (Ao) dimensions. Background: Ao dilation is a risk factor for aneurysm, dissection, and sudden cardiac death. Frequent association of BAV with Ao dilation implicates a common...

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Autores principales: Martin, Lisa J., Hinton, Robert B., Zhang, Xue, Cripe, Linda H., Benson, D. Woodrow
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3268614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22303356
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2011.00061

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