Aortic dissection and bicuspid aortic valve: an autopsy study.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2006 Jul; 49(3): 327-9
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Medico-legal post-mortems referred to the Department of Pathology, for the histopathological examination, revealed six cases of acute aortic dissection--two in isolation, three in combination with congenital bicuspid aortic valve; and one isolated case of congenital bicuspid aortic valve. One case of isolated aortic dissection was associated with Marfan's syndrome; and one case of aortic dissection with bicuspid aortic valve was associated with polycystic kidneys. History of hypertension could be elicited in two cases. Cystic medial degeneration of aorta was seen in three cases; one of which was associated with Marfan's syndrome. All five cases of aortic dissection belonged to type II of DeBakey classification.
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Main subject:
Aortic Valve
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Autopsy
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Humans
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Male
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Risk Factors
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Adult
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Heart Valve Diseases
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Hypertension
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Aortic Dissection
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Marfan Syndrome
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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