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21257323

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
The bicuspid aortic valve is a common congenital cardiac anomaly, having a prevalence of 0.9% to 1.37% in the general population and a male preponderance ratio of 2:1. The recognition of a bicuspid aortic valve is clinically relevant because of its association with aortic stenosis or regurgitation, aortic aneurysm or dissection, and infective endocarditis. Although some patients with a bicuspid aortic valve may go undetected without clinical complications for a lifetime, the vast majority will require intervention, most often surgery, at some point. In fact, the natural history of bicuspid aortic valve is that of valve calcification and progressive stenosis that typically occur at a faster rate than in tricuspid aortic valves. This pattern of presentation supports the hypothesis that shear stress in patients with congenitally abnormal aortic valves may contribute to an earlier leaflet calcification. However, there is emerging research data showing that the valve calcification process might have a similar pathophysiologic process to that of vascular atherosclerosis. This review focuses on the current knowledge of the cellular mechanisms of bicuspid aortic valve.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1879-1336
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Bicuspid aortic valve disease: the role of oxidative stress in Lrp5 bone formation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. n-rajamannan@northwestern.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural