An aortic dissection in a young weightlifter with non-Marfan fibrillinopathy

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 304-305

  Hogan, C J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLIN;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; EMERGENCIES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 17144410381     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.011080     Document Type: Article

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