Flail aortic valve - A forme fruste of Marfan's syndrome?

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 51, Issue MAY, 2003, Pages 525-527

  Oomman, A ^a   Ramachandran, P ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PEDIGREE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PEDIGREE;

EID: 1542651068     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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