Clinical and patho-anatomical factors affecting expansion of thoracic aortic aneurysms

Heart

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-283

  Bonser, R S ^a   Pagano, D ^a   Lewis, M E ^a   Rooney, S J ^a   Guest, P ^a   Davies, P ^b   Shimada, I ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expansion rate; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THROMBUS;

EID: 0033823313     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.3.277     Document Type: Article

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