title: Comparison of thoracic aortic atherosclerotic plaque by echocardiography in patients with stenotic tricuspid versus bicuspid aortic valves.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku-shi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okawa
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Naohito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuno
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D002784:Cholesterol