The aorta: Aortic aneurysm, trauma, and dissection

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 733-766

  Erbel, R ^a   Zamorano, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA INJURY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTITIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLEROSIS; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029743869     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70275-X     Document Type: Article

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