Coarctation of the aorta in an adult: Problems of diagnosis and management

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1749-1752

  Varma, Chetan ^a   McLaughlin, Peter R ^a   Hermiller, James B ^a   Tavel, Morton E ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LOSARTAN; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTOGRAPHY; AORTOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037540132     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.5.1749     Document Type: Article

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