Aortic wall mechanics in the Marfan syndrome assessed by transesophageal tissue Doppler echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-577

  Vitarelli, Antonio ^a   Conde, Ysabel ^a   Cimino, Ester ^a   D'Angeli, Ilaria ^a   D'Orazio, Simona ^a   Stellato, Simona ^a   Padella, Viviana ^a   Caranci, Fiorella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 31944451314     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.09.089     Document Type: Article

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