Highly effective compensatory mechanisms in a 76-year-old man with a coarctation of the aorta

Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 284-286

  Miró, Òscar ^a   Jiménez, Sònia ^a   González, Juan ^a   De Caralt, Teresa M ^a   Ordi, Jaume ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coarctation, aorta; Congenital deficiencies; Elderly; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0342369376     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006989     Document Type: Article

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