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    Brachial artery diameter has a predictive value in the improvement of flow-mediated dilation after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis

    Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular disease and aortic valve replacement (AVR) is one of its most effective interventions. AS affects not only the left ventricle, but also vascular function beyond...

    Munenori Takata, Eisuke Amiya, Masafumi Watanabe, Atsuko Ozeki in Heart and Vessels (2015)

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    Impairment of flow-mediated dilation correlates with aortic dilation in patients with Marfan syndrome

    Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by genetic abnormality of microfibrillar connective tissue proteins. Endothelial dysfunction is thought to cause aortic dilation in subjects with a bicusp...

    Munenori Takata, Eisuke Amiya, Masafumi Watanabe, Kazuko Omori in Heart and Vessels (2014)