Characterizing the young patient with aortic dissection: Results from the international registry of aortic dissection (IRAD)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 665-669

  Januzzi, James L ^a   Isselbacher, Eric M ^a   Fattori, Rossella ^b   Cooper, Jeanna V ^c   Smith, Dean E ^c   Fang, Jianming ^c   Eagle, Kim A ^c   Mehta, Rajendra H ^c   Nienaber, Christoph A ^d   Pape, Linda A ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Bicuspid aortic valve; International Registry of Aortic Dissection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

EID: 10744231927     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.08.054     Document Type: Article

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