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  1. Endocardial-to-mesenchymal transition underlies cardiac outflow tract septation and bicuspid aortic valve formation in the Syrian hamster model

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  2. Unraveling the molecular complexity of bicuspid aortopathy: Lessons from comparative proteomics

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, March 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  3. Bicuspid Aortic Valve Syndrome

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  4. The myoarchitecture of the vertebrate cardiac ventricles: evolution and classification

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2024, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  5. The Medical versus Zoological Concept of Outflow Tract Valves of the Vertebrate Heart

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  6. Experimental evidence of the genetic hypothesis on the etiology of bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy in the hamster model

    Article • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, August 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  7. Reply: Sometimes consensus is a euphemism for compromise

    Article • JTCVS Open, March 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  8. International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy, for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  9. International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  10. Summary: International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy, for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  11. Summary: International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional, and research purposes

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  12. International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy, for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes

    Article • Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging, August 2021, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  13. International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  14. Summary: international consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  15. Development of the ventricular myocardial trabeculae in Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes): evolutionary implications

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  16. Myosin heavy chain isoforms in the myocardium of the atrioventricular junction of Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes)

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, July 2020, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  17. Embryonic development of bicuspid aortic valves

    Article • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, July 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  18. Bicuspid Aortic Valve in 2 Model Species and Review of the Literature

    Article • Veterinary Pathology, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  19. Pigmentation of the aortic and pulmonary valves in C57BL/6J x Balb/cByJ hybrid mice of different coat colours

    Article • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, July 2019, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  20. Differential expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in cardiac segments of gnathostome vertebrates and its evolutionary implications

    Article • Frontiers in Zoology, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  21. The Bicuspid Condition of the Aortic Valve Does Not Alter the Incidence of Accessory Coronary Artery Ostia in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  22. The valves of the cardiac outflow tract of the starry ray, Raja asterias (Chondrichthyes; Rajiformes): Anatomical, histological and evolutionary aspects

    Article • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, October 2018, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  23. The anatomical components of the cardiac outflow tract of chondrichthyans and actinopterygians

    Article • Biological Reviews, March 2018, Wiley

    Miguel A. López-Unzu, Professor Borja Fernandez

  24. The arrangement of the coronary artery trunks is subject to inheritance factors: A study in Syrian hamsters

    Article • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, December 2017, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  25. Cardiac, mandibular and thymic phenotypical association indicates that cranial neural crest underlies bicuspid aortic valve formation in hamsters

    Article • PLOS One, September 2017, PLOS

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  26. The bulbus arteriosus of the holocephalan heart: gross anatomy, histomorphology, pigmentation, and evolutionary significance

    Article • Zoology, August 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  27. Increased blood levels of transforming growth factor β in patients with aortic dilatation

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  28. Anatomical, histochemical and immunohistochemical characterisation of the cardiac outflow tract of the silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Teleostei: Osteoglossiformes)

    Article • Zoology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  29. Dicephalousv.diprosopus sharks: record of a two-headed embryo ofGaleus atlanticusand review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, October 2016, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  30. Identification of Reference Genes for Quantitative Real Time PCR Assays in Aortic Tissue of Syrian Hamsters with Bicuspid Aortic Valve

    Article • PLOS One, October 2016, PLOS

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  31. Fibrillin 2 is upregulated in the ascending aorta of patients with bicuspid aortic valve

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  32. The relative length of the cardiac bulbus arteriosus reflects phylogenetic relationships among elasmobranchs

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  33. Unusual anatomical origins of the coronary arteries in C57BL/6 mice. Are they strain-specific?

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  34. Structure and vascularization of the ventricular myocardium in Holocephali: their evolutionary significance

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, May 2015, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez, Miguel A. López-Unzu

  35. Osteoglycin deficiency does not affect atherosclerosis in mice

    Article • Atherosclerosis, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  36. The anatomical components of the cardiac outflow tract of the gray bichir, Polypterus senegalus: their evolutionary significance

    Article • Zoology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  37. Heart Pigmentation in the Gray Bichir,Polypterus senegalus(Actinopterygii: Polypteriformes)

    Article • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, November 2014, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  38. Selection of Reference Genes for Quantitative Real Time PCR (qPCR) Assays in Tissue from Human Ascending Aorta

    Article • PLOS One, May 2014, PLOS

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  39. Hereditary patterns of bicuspid aortic valve in a hundred families

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  40. Embryonic development of the bulbus arteriosus of the primitive heart of jawed vertebrates

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  41. Factors other than genotype account largely for the phenotypic variation of the pulmonary valve in Syrian hamsters

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  42. Role of early growth response 1 in arteriogenesis: Impact on vascular cell proliferation and leukocyte recruitment in vivo

    Article • Thrombosis and Haemostasis, February 2012, Schattauer GmbH

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  43. Ectopic Origin of Coronary Arteries from the Aorta in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  44. Genetically alike Syrian hamsters display both bifoliate and trifoliate aortic valves

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, October 2011, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  45. Genetic contribution of bicuspid aortic valve morphology

    Article • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, October 2011, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  46. Reply

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  47. Intimal thickening of coronary arteries in the rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa L. (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali)

    Article • Journal of Fish Diseases, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  48. Diferentes etiologías de las válvulas aórticas bicúspides: implicaciones genéticas, patológicas, clínicas y quirúrgicas

    Article • Cardiocore, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  49. Bicuspid Aortic Valves With Different Spatial Orientations of the Leaflets Are Distinct Etiological Entities

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  50. Rudimentary Coronary Artery in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  51. The proteoglycan osteoglycin/mimecan is correlated with arteriogenesis

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  52. Chondrichthyans have a bulbus arteriosus at the arterial pole of the heart: morphological and evolutionary implications

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  53. Dorsoventral transposition of the heart chambers in sturgeon Acipenser naccarii alevins

    Article • Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, December 2007, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  54. The coronary arteries of the C57BL/6 mouse strains: implications for comparison with mutant models

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, December 2007, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  55. Number of Coronary Ostia in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) with Normal and Anomalous Coronary Arteries

    Article • Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, December 2007, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  56. Separate Origin of the Main Components of the Left Coronary Artery in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  57. Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Right Side of the Aortic Valve in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  58. Solitary coronary ostium in the aorta in Syrian hamsters. A morphological study of 130 cases

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  59. Collateral Artery Growth (Arteriogenesis) After Experimental Arterial Occlusion Is Impaired in Mice Lacking CC-Chemokine Receptor-2

    Article • Circulation Research, March 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  60. Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Do Not Incorporate Into the Adult Growing Vasculature

    Article • Circulation Research, February 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  61. Transplantation of Monocytes: A Novel Strategy forIn VivoAugmentation of Collateral Vessel Growth

    Article • Human Gene Therapy, January 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  62. Arteriogenesis is associated with an induction of the cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (carp)

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, September 2003, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  63. Inhibition of Collateral Artery Growth by Mibefradil: Possible Role of Volume-Regulated Chloride Channels

    Article • Endothelium, July 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  64. Receptor-independent role of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator during arteriogenesis

    Article • The FASEB Journal, June 2003, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  65. Involvement of the Fibroblast Growth Factor System in Adaptive and Chemokine-Induced Arteriogenesis

    Article • Circulation Research, February 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  66. Cardiac overexpression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in transgenic mice mimics ischemic preconditioning through SAPK/JNK1/2 activation

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, February 2003, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  67. The ankyrin repeat containing SOCS box protein 5: a novel protein associated with arteriogenesis

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  68. VEGFR-1-Selective VEGF Homologue PlGF Is Arteriogenic: Evidence for a Monocyte-Mediated Mechanism

    Article • Circulation Research, January 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  69. Osteoglycin expression and localization in rabbit Tissues and atherosclerotic plaques

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  70. Identification of differentially expressed genes like cofilin2 in growing collateral arteries

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  71. Osteoglycin expression and localization in rabbit tissues and atherosclerotic plaques

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  72. Angiogenesis-independent cardioprotection in FGF-1 transgenic mice

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, September 2002, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  73. Role of Ischemia and of Hypoxia-Inducible Genes in Arteriogenesis After Femoral Artery Occlusion in the Rabbit

    Article • Circulation Research, September 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  74. Transgenic Myocardial Overexpression of Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 Increases Coronary Artery Density and Branching

    Article • Circulation Research, August 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  75. Coronary artery anomalies and aortic valve morphology in the Syrian hamster

    Article • Laboratory Animals, April 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  76. New Embryological Evidence for the Formation of Quadricuspid Aortic Valves in the Syrian Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, July 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  77. Severe Congenital Stenosis of the Left Coronary Artery Ostium and Its Possible Pathogenesis According to Current Knowledge on Coronary Artery Development

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, September 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  78. Anatomy and formation of congenital bicuspid and quadricuspid pulmonary valves in Syrian hamsters

    Article • The Anatomical Record, January 1998, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  79. Anatomy and formation of congenital bicuspid and quadricuspid pulmonary valves in Syrian hamsters

    Article • The Anatomical Record, January 1998, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  80. Development of the Epicardium in the Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

    Article • Acta Zoologica, January 1997, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  81. Fusion of valve cushions as a key factor in the formation of congenital bicuspid aortic valves in Syrian hamsters

    Article • The Anatomical Record, April 1996, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  82. Fusion of valve cushions as a key factor in the formation of congenital bicuspid aortic valves in Syrian hamsters

    Article • The Anatomical Record, April 1996, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  83. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the dorsal aortic sinus and its relationship with aortic valve morphology in Syrian hamsters

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, May 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  84. Anatomy and histology of the cardiac conal valves of the adult dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

    Article • The Anatomical Record, April 1995, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  85. Embryological evidence for the formation of a quadricuspid aortic valve in the Syrian hamster

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, October 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  86. Mucoid dysplasia of tricuspid and congenital bicuspid aortic valves in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, August 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  87. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk and its relationship with the morphology of the cardiac semilunar valves in Syrian hamsters

    Article • Basic Research in Cardiology, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  88. Cartilage in the Aortic Valve and Its Relationship with the Aortic Valve Morphology in Syrian Hamsters

    Article • Cells Tissues Organs, January 1994, Karger Publishers

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  89. Evidence for a quantitative genetic influence on the formation of aortic valves with two leaflets in the Syrian hamster

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, April 1993, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  90. The coronary arteries of the Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus (Waterhouse 1839)

    Article • Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, February 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  91. Blood Supply to the Interventricular Septum of the Heart in Rodents with Intramyocardial Coronary Arteries

    Article • Acta Zoologica, October 1992, Wiley

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  92. Bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves in the Syrian hamster

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  93. Coronary artery anomalies and bicuspid aortic valves in the Syrian hamster

    Article • Basic Research in Cardiology, March 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  94. Fibroblast Growth Factors

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  95. Arterialization, coronariogenesis and arteriogenesis

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  96. Embryonic Development of Collateral Arteries

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  97. Cell - Cell and Cell - Matrix Interactions

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez

  98. Bone Marrow-Derived Cells

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Borja Fernandez