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Table of Contents
Preface
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Syndrome: From the Etiology to the Surgical Strategies of Treatment
(Paolo Nardi, Marco Russo, Antonio Pellegrino, and Luigi Chiariello, Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy)
Genetic Influences on Phenotype in Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Screening, Diagnosis and Prognosis
(Catherine Francis and John Pepper, NIHR Cardiovascular BRU, Royal Brompton Hospital; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, London/Liverpool, England)
Genetic Basis, Pathogenesis and Histopathology of Aortopathy in Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Marfan Syndrome
(Junfeng Yan<sup>a</sup>, Ann-Cathrin Lehsau<sup>a</sup>, Pamela Lazar-Karsten<sup>a</sup>, Detlev Schult-Badusche<sup>a</sup>, Luc Mertens<sup>b</sup>, Bart L. Loeys<sup>c</sup>, Salah A. Mohamed<sup>a</sup>, <sup>a</sup>Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, UK SH-Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany; <sup>b</sup>The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Candada; <sup>c</sup>Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium, Radhoud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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