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Ascending aorta dilation in association with bicuspid aortic valve: A maturation defect of the aortic wall

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The structure of the nondilated and dilated aortic wall in bicuspidy and tricuspid are intrinsically different, with the latter having more aspects of aging, including a defective smooth muscle cell differentiation possibly linked to lowered lamin A/C expression.
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This article is published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.The article was published on 2014-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 66 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bicuspid aortic valve & Smooth muscle cell differentiation.

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TGF-β Signaling in Control of Cardiovascular Function

TL;DR: The roles of T GF-β in vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis and the deregulation of TGF-β signaling in cardiovascular diseases are discussed.
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Surgery for aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valves: A statement of clarification from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

TL;DR: A statement of clarification uses the ACC/AHA revised structure for delineating the Class of Recommendation and Level of Evidence to provide recommendations that replace those contained in Section 9.2.1 of the thoracic aortic disease guideline and Section 5.1.3 of the valvular heart disease guideline.
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Molecular Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation in Development and Disease

TL;DR: The focus of this review is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of molecular mechanisms/processes that control differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) during normal development and maturation of the vasculature, as well as how these mechanisms/ processeses are altered in vascular injury or disease.
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Lamin A/C deficiency causes defective nuclear mechanics and mechanotransduction

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the tissue-specific effects of lamin A/C mutations observed in the laminopathies may arise from varying degrees of impaired nuclear mechanics and transcriptional activation.
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease

TL;DR: This review summarizes the current understanding of the pathology, genetics, and clinical aspects of BAV disease with a focus on B AV disease in adulthood and demonstrates that life expectancy in adults with BAV Disease is not shortened when compared with the general population.
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Structural abnormalities of great arterial walls in congenital heart disease: light and electron microscopic analyses.

TL;DR: Medial abnormalities in ascending aorta, paracoarctation aortsa, truncus arteriosus, and pulmonary trunk were prevalent in patients with a variety of forms of CHD encompassing a wide age range.
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