Marfan syndrome in children and adolescents: Predictive and prognostic value of aortic root growth for screening for aortic complications

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-169

  Groenink, M ^a   Rozendaal, L ^a   Naeff, M S J ^a   Hennekam, R C M ^b   Hart, A A M ^b   Van Der Wall, E E ^c   Mulder, B J M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Academic Medical Centre

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aortic root growth; Children; Echocardiography; Marfan syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031816340     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.2.163     Document Type: Article

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