Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 357-363 , October 2008

Management of the Ascending Aorta in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease

  • Michael P. Vallely, PhD, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • The Baird Institute, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61295502350.
    • ,
  • Christopher Semsarian, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia
    • Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Paul G. Bannon, PhD, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • The Baird Institute, Sydney, Australia
    • Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Received 14 September 2007 ,Revised 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 23 January 2008.

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