Impact of valve morphology, hypertension and age on aortic wall properties in patients with coarctation: a two-centre cross-sectional study

Impact of valve morphology, hypertension and age on aortic wall properties in patients with coarctation: a two-centre cross-sectional study

Objective We aimed to investigate the combined effects of arterial hypertension, bicuspid aortic valve disease (BAVD) and age on the distensibility of the ascending and descending aortas in patients with aortic coarctation.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at two universit...

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Main Authors: Felix Berger, Stephan Schubert, Niky Ghorbani, Vivek Muthurangu, Abbas Khushnood, Leonid Goubergrits, Sarah Nordmeyer, Joao Filipe Fernandes, Chong-Bin Lee, Kilian Runte, Sophie Roth, Sebastian Kelle, Titus Kuehne, Marcus Kelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/3/e034853.full
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