Aortic regurgitation detected with Doppler echocardiography in apparently healthy adolescents

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 668-671

  Huang, Hsien Cheng ^a   Lo, Shih Hsiang ^a   Lee, Siac Sung ^a  

^a Section of Infectious Diseases   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Aortic regurgitation; Doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA VALVE PROLAPSE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREVALENCE; STUDENT; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032704293     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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