Extent and severity of atherosclerotic involvement of the aortic valve and root in familial hypercholesterolaemia

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 583-590

  Rallidis, L ^a   Naoumova, R P ^b   Thompson, G R ^b   Nihoyannopoulos, P ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic valve disease; Echocardiography; Familial hypercholesterolaemia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031743631     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.6.583     Document Type: Article

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