Bicuspid aortic valves in monozygotic twins.
Identical bicuspid valve anomalies were found in monozygotic twins. Screening echocardiography should be considered for first-degree relatives of patients with bicuspid aortic valve.
Brown
Cindy
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Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1045, USA.
Sane
David C
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Kitzman
Dalane W
DW
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic