Functional classification of aortic root/valve abnormalities and their correlation with etiologies and surgical procedures

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-121

  El Khoury, Gebrine ^a,b   Glineur, D ^a,b   Rubay, J ^a,b   Verhelst, R ^a,b   D'Udekem D'Acoz, Y ^c   Poncelet, A ^a,b   Astarci, P ^a,b   Noirhomme, Ph ^a,b   Van Dyck, M ^d  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Serv de Chir Cardiovasc/Thorac ^*

Author keywords

Aortic insufficiency; Aortic valve; Aortic valve repair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; CLASSIFICATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS;

EID: 15344348480     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hco.0000153951.31887.a6     Document Type: Review

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