Heart valves: Difference between revisions
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===Significance=== | ===Significance=== | ||
*Associated with ascending [[aortic aneurysm]]s - x10 risk of dissection vs. normal population.<ref name=pmid18514024/> | *Associated with ascending [[aortic aneurysm]]s - x10 risk of [[aortic dissection]] vs. normal population.<ref name=pmid18514024/> | ||
*30% develop serious morbidity.<ref name=pmid18514024/> | *30% develop serious morbidity.<ref name=pmid18514024/> | ||
*Associated with early development of [[calcific aortic stenosis]]. | *Associated with early development of [[calcific aortic stenosis]]. | ||