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Congenital supravalvar aortic stenosis

Definition:

Congenital supravalvar aortic stenosis is a rare stenotic lesion of the left ventricular out flow tract. The malformation consists a supravalvar narrowing at the aortic sinotubular junction. The underlying cause of the disease is a loss-of function mutation of the elastin gene.

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