Cardiac cchronosis: Valvular heart disease with dark green discoloration of the leaflets

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-447

  Erek, Ersin ^a   Casselman, Filip R A ^a   Vanermen, Hugo ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alkaptonuria complications; Aortic valve stenosis etiology surgery; Heart valve diseases etiology pathology; Heart valve prosthesis implantation; Homogentisic acid urine; Joint diseases etiology; Ochronosis complications diagnosis urine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALKAPTONURIA; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OCHRONOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AORTA VALVE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOLOGY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; ALKAPTONURIA; AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; OCHRONOSIS;

EID: 10344252825     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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