Increased carotid and femoral intima-media thickness in patients after repair of aortic coarctation: Influence of early repair

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 242-247

  Vriend, Joris W J ^a,b   De Groot, Eric ^a   De Waal, Tim T ^a   Zijta, Frank M ^a   Kastelein, John J P ^a   Mulder, Barbara J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTIC COARCTATION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 29144513559     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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