Serial echocardiographic assessment of neo-aortic regurgitation and root dimensions after the modified Ross procedure

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-107

  Takkenberg, Johanna J M ^a   van Herwerden, Lex A ^a   Galema, Tjebbe W ^a   Bekkers, Jos A ^a   Kleyburg Linkers, Veronica E ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31844438197     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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