Structural abnormalities in the non-dilated ascending aortic wall of bicuspid aortic valve patients

CONCLUSIONS: The BAV ascending aorta without dilatation is characterized by a differentiation defect of vascular smooth muscle cells in the media and a significantly thinner intimal layer without overt pathologic features.PMID:36155835 | DOI:10.1016/j.carpath.2022.107478

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nimrat Grewal Evaldas Girdauskas Mohammed Idhrees Bashi Velayudhan Robert Klautz Antoine Driessen Robert E Poelmann Source Type: research