Demographic characteristics of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for stenosis: Relation to valve morphology

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 174-178

  Davies, M J ^a   Treasure, T ^b   Parker, D J ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Atheroslcerosis; Calcification; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030027520     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.2.174     Document Type: Article

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