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bicuspid-aortic-valve

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"Classification "

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"type IIb: purely bicuspid with fusion between the non-coronary and right coronary cusps"

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"The usefulness of plain chest radiographs in the detection of a bicuspid valve is considered to be rather poor. Occasionally, the presence of a single calcified raphe at the expected site of the bicuspid valve, which is best seen on the lateral view as the aortic valve is superimposed on the spine on frontal radiographs, as well as post-stenotic dilatation of the ascending aorta, may suggest a bicuspid valve ⁴."

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"type IIIb: purely bicuspid with fusion between the non-coronary and left coronary cusps"

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Classification "

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"Associations"

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"Echocardiography"

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"Complications"

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Oxford Comma

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"Bicuspid aortic valve refers to a spectrum of deformed aortic valves with two functional leaflets or cusps, which are often unequal in size. Only two cusps, commissures and sinuses are seen in the less common "pure" bicuspid aortic valve subtype. The more common form of bicuspid aortic valve occurs in a valve with three cusps, with underdevelopment of a commissure and fusion of two adjacent cusps to form a raphe ⁷. Over time, the abnormal stress across the valve leads to calcification, usually in adulthood."

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"There is often earlier leaflet calcification."

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Semicolons

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"an aortopathy is present irrespective of the valve function; aortic dilatation (and dissection) is due to abnormal media; as such, bicuspid aortic valve can be considered a disease of both the valve and ascending aorta, and this should be a consideration in surgical decision making"

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