Coarctation of the aorta in dizygotic twins

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-48

  Caldas, Monica ^a   Dhillon, Rami ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coarctation of the aorta; Congenital heart disease; Dizygotic twins; In vitro fertilisation

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; TWINS;

AORTIC COARCTATION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 0033629662     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951100006375     Document Type: Article

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