Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Dissecting into Ventricular Septum: Diagnosis by Echocardiography

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-212

  Rajendra Kumar, P ^a   Venkateswar Rao, C ^a   Padmanabhan, T N C ^a   Seshagiri Rao, D ^a   Jaishankar, S ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FATAL OUTCOME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 0032014225     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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