Structural and biomolecular changes in aorta and pulmonary trunk of patients with aortic aneurysm and valve disease: Implications for the Ross procedure

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 748-753

  Schmid, Franz Xaver ^a   Bielenberg, Katrin ^a   Holmer, Stephan ^a   Lehle, Karla ^a   Djavidani, Behrus ^a   Prasser, Christopher ^a   Wiesenack, Christoph ^a   Birnbaum, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Apoptosis; Bicuspid aortic valve; Ross procedure

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FAS ANTIGEN; GRANZYME B; PERFORIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTERY WALL; ASCENDING AORTA; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRICUSPID VALVE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD95; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; APOPTOSIS; GRANZYMES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 1842685282     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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