Aortic complications of Marfan's syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9142, 1998, Pages 1722-1723

  Adams, J N ^a   Trent, R J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AORTA ANOMALY; ARTERY DILATATION; ELASTICITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032576424     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79822-6     Document Type: Note

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