Open AccessAcute type A aortic dissection: characteristics and outcomes comparing patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve
Author(s) -
Christian D. Etz,
Konstantin von Aspern,
Alexandro Hoyer,
Felix Girrbach,
Sergey Leontyev,
Farhad Bakhtiary,
Martín Misfeld,
Friedrich W. Mohr
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu388
Subject(s) - aortic dissection , bicuspid aortic valve , cardiology , medicine , dissection (medical) , aortic valve , aorta , surgery
The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and postoperative outcome of patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) suffering acute dissection in comparison with their tricuspid peers.
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