Fatal cardiovascular complications in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV and dextrocardia

Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 640-643

  Jazayeri, S ^a   Gomez, M C ^a   Tatou, E ^a   Saleh, M ^a   Parthiot, J P ^a   Brenot, R ^a   David, M ^a  

^a Serv Chirurgie Cardio Vasculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Ascending aorta; Dextrocardia; Dissection; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Renal artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEXTROCARDIA; DISEASE COURSE; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFECTION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC DISEASES; DEXTROCARDIA; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; RENAL ARTERY;

EID: 0036891323     PISSN: 09672109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-2109(02)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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