Severe quadricuspid aortic valve stenosis after mediastinal irradiation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1198-1199

  Mecozzi, Gianclaudio ^a   Pratali, Stefano ^a   Milano, Aldo ^a   Nardi, Carmela ^a   Bortolotti, Uberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBROSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEMINOMA; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0142151632     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00368-4     Document Type: Article

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