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Bicuspid Aortic Valves in Monozygotic Twins

Cindy R. Brown, David C. Sane, Dalane W. Kitzman

Echocardiography · 2003 · 21 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

Identical bicuspid valve anomalies were found in monozygotic twins. Screening echocardiography should be considered for first‐degree relatives of patients with bicuspid aortic valve. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, February 2003)

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