Histologic abnormalities of the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease: Clinical relevance to the Ross procedure

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 588-596

  De Sa, M ^a   Moshkovitz, Y ^a   Butany, J ^a   David, T E ^a   Robicsek, F ^a   Gardner, T J ^a   Elkins, R C ^a   Gerosa, G ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0032883890     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70002-4     Document Type: Article

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