Aortic stenosis. Gender influence on left ventricular geometry and function in patients under 70 years of age

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 479-482

  Da Rocha, Antonio Sérgio Cordeiro ^a   Pereira, Maria Auxiliadora Vellasco ^a   De Novaes Rocha, Nazareth ^a   De Cássia Villela Soares, Rita ^a   Garcia, Celso ^a   Grandelle, Rosana ^a   Da Silva, Paulo Roberto Dutra ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Gender; Left ventricular function; Ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033115531     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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