Bicuspid aortic valves in monozygotic twins

Cindy Brown; David C Sane; Dalane W Kitzman

doi:10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03012.x

Bicuspid aortic valves in monozygotic twins

Echocardiography. 2003 Feb;20(2):183-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03012.x.

Authors

Cindy Brown¹, David C Sane, Dalane W Kitzman

Affiliation

¹ Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1045, USA.

PMID: 12848685
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03012.x

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / genetics*
Diseases in Twins / genetics*
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Mitral Valve / abnormalities
Risk Assessment
Twins, Monozygotic