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Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Dilatation of the Ascending Aorta: Reply

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1 Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Dilatation of the Ascending Aorta: Reply
Francis Robicsek, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 80, Issue 4, Pages (October 2005) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Opening cycle of a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve without a measurable pressure gradient in a pulse duplicator. The valve gradually opens (top row, from left to right), the opening continues (bottom row, left to right), but even in maximum opening (right lower corner) the valve remains approximately 40% stenotic. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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