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Heritable thoracic aortic disease with known genetic variation was more prevalent in women than in men (27.2% vs 9.8%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .04), and women had more severe medial degeneration than men (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .04). Medial degeneration scores were significantly lower for patients with bicuspid aortic valves than for patients with tricuspid aortic valves (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .03).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study\u2019s findings indicate considerable overlap in the pattern, extent, and severity of medial degeneration between sporadic and hereditary types of thoracic aortic disease. 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