Aortopathy

  • cystic medial degeneration
    • frequent histological finding of  in the wall of ascending aorta in
      • BAV patients,
      • Marfan’s patients
    • in common also is
      • pulmonary artery in the dilatation

Links and References

 Girdauskas, E et al Is aortopathy in bicuspid aortic valve disease a congenital defect or a result of abnormal hemodynamics? A critical reappraisal of a one-sided argument European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 39, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 809–814