Aortic valve 'sclerosis': A clinically useful marker in coronary disease?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-383

  Rajani, R ^a   Chambers, J ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 16344372103     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00339.x     Document Type: Editorial

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