Echocardiometric evaluation of cardiovascular abnormalities in Marfan syndrome

Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-140

  Espinola Zavaleta, Nilda ^a   Casanova Garcés, J Miguel ^a   Muñoz Castellanos, Luis ^a   Ibáñez, Federico ^a   Keirns, Candace ^a   Amezcua Guerra, Luis M ^a   Pineda Villaseñor, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Interatrial septal aneurysm; Marfan syndrome; Valve prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 24144438685     PISSN: 14059940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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