Undiagnosed bicuspid aortic valve: a silent danger
The normal aortic valve has three leaflets, which are almost equal in size. A bicuspid aortic valve developed as a result of abnormal aortic cusp formation during early embryogenesis. Complications such as valvular stenosis or incompetence are well known. Delayed in identifying the congenital ab...
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Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2012
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/43039/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43039/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43039/2/Undiagnosed_Bicuspid_Aortic_Valve_A_Silent_Danger.pdf |