Age-Related Changes in Normal Human Hearts During the First 10 Decades of Life. Part II (Maturity): A Quantitative Anatomic Study of 765 Specimens From Subjects 20 to 99 Years Old

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 137-146

  KITZMAN, DALANE W ^a   SCHOLZ, DAVID G ^b   HAGEN, PHILIP T ^c   ILSTRUP, DUANE M ^d   EDWARDS, WILLIAM D ^e  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*

^b Division of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine ^*

^c Division of Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine ^*

^d Section of Biostatistics ^*

^e Division of Pathology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; HEART VALVE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0023854948     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64946-5     Document Type: Article

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