The Genetic Regulation of Aortic Valve Development and Calcific Disease
Heart valves are dynamic, highly organized structures required for unidirectional blood flow through the heart. Over an average lifetime, the valve leaflets or cusps open and close over a billion times, however in over 5 million Americans, leaflet function fails due to biomechanical insufficiency in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00162/full |