The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 8-18.e2 , January 2008

Spatiotemporal patterns of smooth muscle cell changes in ascending aortic dilatation with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: Focus on cell–matrix signaling

Read at the Eighty-seventh Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC, May 5-9, 2007.

  • Alessandro Della Corte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • PhD program, “Medical and Surgical Physiopathology of the Cardio-Respiratory System and Associated Biotechnologies,” Second University of Naples, Italy.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Alessandro Della Corte, MD, Via P. Neruda, 6, 81031 Aversa CE, Italy.
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  • Cesare Quarto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • PhD program, “Medical and Surgical Physiopathology of the Cardio-Respiratory System and Associated Biotechnologies,” Second University of Naples, Italy.
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  • Ciro Bancone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Clotilde Castaldo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, “Federico II” University, Secondo Policlinico, Naples, Italy.
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  • Franca Di Meglio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, “Federico II” University, Secondo Policlinico, Naples, Italy.
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  • Daria Nurzynska, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, “Federico II” University, Secondo Policlinico, Naples, Italy.
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  • Luca S. De Santo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Marisa De Feo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Michelangelo Scardone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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  • Stefania Montagnani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, “Federico II” University, Secondo Policlinico, Naples, Italy.
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  • Maurizio Cotrufo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy

Received 1 May 2007 ,Revised 23 August 2007 ,Accepted 20 September 2007.

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 This study was supported by a grant (P.R.I.N. co-funding 2006; prot. 2006063487) from the Italian Ministry for University and Research.

PII: S0022-5223(07)01545-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.09.009

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 8-18.e2 , January 2008

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