The Marfan syndrome and the cardiovascular surgeon

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 149-158

  Gott, V L ^a,d   Laschinger, J C ^a   Cameron, D E ^a   Dietz, H C ^a   Greene, P S ^a   Gillinov, A M ^a   Pyeritz, R E ^b   Alejo, D E ^a   Fleischer, K J ^a   Anhalt, G J ^a   Stone, C D ^c   McKusick, V A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bentall composite graft; Marfan aneurysm; Valve sparing procedures

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRILLIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORTALITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029692586     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80289-2     Document Type: Article

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