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Aortic elasticity deterioration proves intrinsic abnormality of the ascending aorta in pediatric Turner syndrome unrelated to the aortic valve morphology

Turner syndrome (TS) is a common genetic disorder in females with high incidence of ascending aortic dilatation and even dissection occurring as early as in the second decade. Known risk factors (RF) are bicuspid aortic valves (BAV), coarctation of the aorta (CoA), and arterial hypertension. Since 1...

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Autores principales: Pees, Christiane, Heno, Julian A., Häusler, Gabriele, Ertl, Diana-Alexandra, Gulesserian, Talin, Michel-Behnke, Ina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6208677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29777298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00380-018-1187-4