Ochronosis: An unusual finding at aortic valve replacement

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1013-1015

  Helou, J ^a   Masters, R G ^a   Keon, W J ^a   Veinot, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Calcification; Collagen; Stenosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENTISIC ACID;

ADULT; ALKALINIZATION; ALKAPTONURIA; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; OCHRONOSIS;

ALKAPTONURIA; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCHRONOSIS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032847503     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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