Arterial Stiffness and Left Ventricular Myocardial Function in Children with a Well-Functioning Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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Köşger P., Akin T., Kiztanir H., Uçar B.

ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA, vol.117, no.6, pp.1126-1132, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 117 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.36660/abc.20200657
  • Journal Name: ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.1126-1132
  • Keywords: Aortic Stiffness, Dilatation Pathologic, Ventricular Function, Left, Pulse Wave Analysis, Myocardial, Child, CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, AMERICAN SOCIETY, ASCENDING AORTA, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC-ASSESSMENT, ELASTICITY, RECOMMENDATIONS, ASSOCIATION, VALIDATION
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Arterial stiffness is an important predictor factor of aortopathy and myocardial remodeling in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve and it might be increased in childhood.