Acquired thromboatheromatous coarctation of the aorta: Acquired coarctation of the aorta

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-91

  Sheikhzadeh, Abdolhamid ^a   Giannitsis, Evangelos ^a   Gehl, Hans B ^a   Maring, Christian ^a   Stierle, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atheromatosis of aorta; Coarctation of aortic arch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033617403     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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