Age-related changes in aortic valve with emphasis on the relation between pressure loading and thickened leaflets of the aortic valves

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-279

  Lin, Shoa Lin ^a,b   Liu, Chun Peng ^a,b   Young, Shuenn Tsong ^b   Lin, Mike ^a   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Aortic stenosis; Echocardiography; Thickened aortic valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART WORK; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23644442404     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.08.079     Document Type: Article

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