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. 2004 Mar 1;93(5):661-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.031.

An echocardiographic survey of primary school children for bicuspid aortic valve

Cristina Basso  1 , Mauro Boschello, Cosimo Perrone, Alessandro Mecenero, Andrea Cera, Dario Bicego, Gaetano Thiene, Ennio De Dominicis
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An echocardiographic survey of primary school children for bicuspid aortic valve

Cristina Basso et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Primary school students (817 apparently healthy 10-year olds) were screened by transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography to assess for the prevalence of bicuspid aortic valve. Bicuspid aortic valve was found in 0.5% of cases, with a higher prevalence in males than females (0.75% vs 0.24%), and was significantly associated with aortic root enlargement compared with children who had tricuspid aortic valves.

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