Autor: |
Nimrat Grewal, Onur Dolmaci, Evert Jansen, Robert Klautz, Antoine Driessen, Robert E. Poelmann |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 10 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2297-055X |
DOI: |
10.3389/fcvm.2023.1018167 |
Popis: |
BackgroundThoracic aortopathy is a serious complication which is more often seen in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) than in individuals with a tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). The identification of common pathological mechanisms leading to aortic complications in non-syndromic and syndromic diseases would significantly improve the field of personalized medicine.ObjectiveThis study sought to compare thoracic aortopathy between MFS, BAV, and TAV individuals.Materials and methodsBicuspid aortic valve (BAV; n = 36), TAV (n = 23), and MFS (n = 8) patients were included. Ascending aortic wall specimen were studied for general histologic features, apoptosis, markers of cardiovascular ageing, expression of synthetic and contractile vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), and fibrillin-1 expression.ResultsThe MFS group showed many similarities with the dilated BAV. Both patient groups showed a thinner intima (p |
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