Ascending aorta dilation in association with bicuspid aortic valve: A maturation defect of the aortic wall: a maturation defect of the aortic wall

Nimrat Grewal, Adriana C. Gittenberger-de Groot, Robert E. Poelmann, Robert J. M. Klautz, Johannes H. N. Lindeman, Marie-José Goumans, Meindert Palmen, Salah A. Mohamed, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Marco C. Deruiter

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Abstract

Objective: Patients with a bicuspid aortic valve have increased susceptibility to the development of ascending aortic dilation and dissection compared with persons with a tricuspid valve. To unravel a possible different mechanism underlying dilation in bicuspidy and tricuspidy, a comparison of the structure of the aortic wall was made.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1583-1590
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume148
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic/pathology
  • Aortic Diseases/pathology
  • Aortic Valve/abnormalities
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Biomarkers/metabolism
  • Biopsy
  • Blotting, Western
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases/pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Lamin Type A/metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
  • Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
  • Protein Precursors/metabolism

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