Aortic root dilatation in young men with normally functioning bicuspid aortic valves

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-22

  Nistri, S ^a   Sorbo, M D ^b   Marin, M ^b   Palisi, M ^b   Scognamiglio, R ^b   Thiene, G ^c  

^a Sanitary Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aortic root dilatation; Bicuspid aortic valve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032993114     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.1.19     Document Type: Article

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