Life expectancy in the Marfan syndrome

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 157-160

  Silverman, David I ^a,b,c,d   Burton, Kevin J ^a,b,c,d   Gray, Jonathon ^a,b,c,d   Bosner, Matthew S ^a,b,c,d   Kouchoukos, Nicholas T ^a,b,c,d   Roman, Mary J ^a,b,c,d   Boxer, Maureen ^a,b,c,d   Devereux, Richard B ^a,b,c,d   Tsipouras, Petros ^a,b,c,d  

^a Division of Cardiology Department of Pediatrics The University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; SCOTLAND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028854314     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)80066-1     Document Type: Article

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