Ascending aortic aneurysm and dissection in young adults with bicuspid aortic valve: Implications for echocardiographic surveillance

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 439-443

  Burks, John M ^a   Illes, Richard W ^a   Keatixg, Edward C ^a   Lubbe, Willem J ^a  

^a UPMC Susquehanna   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Bicuspid aortic valve; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031830179     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960210615     Document Type: Article

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