Asymptomatic severe aortic coarctation in an 80-year-old man

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 429-431

  Cevik, Servet ^a   Izgi, Cemil ^b   Cevik, Cihan ^b,c  

^a VAKIF GUREBA HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aged; Aortic coarctation complications mortality therapy; Hypertension etiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC COARCTATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 10344221596     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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