Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Ramanath Majumdar
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-5180 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology 20070221 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Ascending aortic aneurysms (AscAAs) are a highly lethal condition whose pathobiology remains to be poorly understood. Although most AscAAs occur in the presence of a trileaflet aortic valve (TAV), a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital anomaly associated with an increased risk for an AscAA and dissection independent of functional valve pathology but secondary to inherent structural abnormality of the aorta. The objective of this investigation was to compare the pa ...[more]