Biventricular adaptation to volume overload in mice with aortic regurgitation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aortic valve regurgitation is usually caused by impaired coaptation of the aortic valve cusps during diastole. Hypercholesterolemia produces aortic valve lipid deposition, fibrosis, and calcification in both mice and humans, which co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
Online Access: | http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/11/1/27 |