Frequency of bicuspid aortic valve in young male conscripts by echocardiogram

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 718-721

  Nistri, Stefano ^a   Basso, Cristina ^b   Marzari, Chiara ^c   Mormino, Paolo ^b   Thiene, Gaetano ^b  

^a Cardiology Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARMY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTA VALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 23944467963     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.051     Document Type: Article

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