Natural history, pathogenesis, and etiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 615-635

  Coady, M A ^a   Rizzo, J A ^a   Goldstein, L J ^a   Elefteriades, J A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MARFAN SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

EID: 0032708095     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70105-3     Document Type: Article

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