Factors related to aortic regurgitation in the presence of a dilated aortic root

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 417-420

  Alegret, Josep M ^a   Vernis, Josep M ^a   Palaoźn, Oscar ^a   Borràs, Xavier ^b   Duran, Ignasi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^b Sta Creu and St Pau Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 12844278862     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.09.049     Document Type: Article

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