Spontaneous Rupture of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Middle-Aged Weightlifter
We describe a 58-year-old Caucasian male weightlifter who presented with acute shortness of breath after finishing his extensive exercise routine. Acute aortic valve regurgitation, due to spontaneous rupture of a bicuspid aortic valve, was diagnosed ...
Stylianos Karvounaris +3 more
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology
We read with interest and appreciation 3 recent papers in the Journal on the bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Fernandez et al. ([1][1]) describe distinct developmental patterns for mice and hamsters with right-noncoronary and right-left coronary cusp fusion, respectively.
Opotowsky, Alexander R. +1 more
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease and Ascending Aortic Aneurysms: Gaps in Knowledge
The bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital cardiac anomaly in developed nations. The abnormal bicuspid morphology of the aortic valve results in valvular dysfunction and subsequent hemodynamic derangements. However, the clinical presentation
Katie L. Losenno +2 more
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A retrospective analysis of mitral valve pathology in the setting of bicuspid aortic valves
The therapeutic implications of bicuspid aortic valve associations have come under scrutiny in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation era. We evaluate the spectrum of mitral valve disease in patients with bicuspid aortic valves to determine the need
Annari van Rensburg +2 more
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Effect Of Coronary Bypass And Valve Structure On Outcome In Isolated Valve Replacement For Aortic Stenosis [PDF]
Reports differ regarding the effect of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis (AS), and no reports have described the effect of aortic valve structure in patients who ...
Filardo, Giovanni +8 more
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Colombo, Antonio, Latib, Azeem
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Aortic Coarctation: Recent Developments in Experimental and Computational Methods to Assess Treatments for this Simple Condition [PDF]
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is often considered a relatively simple disease, but long-term outcomes suggest otherwise as life expectancies are decades less than in the average population and substantial morbidity often exists.
Feinstein, Jeffrey A. +2 more
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Twin Pregnancy
Bicuspid aortic valve with ascending aortic aneurysm is a common condition encountered in pregnancy. There are limited data on how to manage these patients.
Eryn Bryant, MSN, NP-C +7 more
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Triple valve infective endocarditis - a late diagnosis [PDF]
Behcet\u27s disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology with cardiac involvement as well as damage to other organs. Whether the sterile valvular inflammation which occurs in this autoimmune disease predisposes to bacterial adhesion and ...
Barbulescu, Andreea L. +10 more
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Proximal aortic stiffening in Turner patients may be present before dilation can be detected : a segmental functional MRI study [PDF]
Background: To study segmental structural and functional aortic properties in Turner syndrome (TS) patients. Aortic abnormalities contribute to increased morbidity and mortality of women with Turner syndrome.
Achten, Eric +10 more
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