Comparison of aortic dissection in patients with and without Marfan's syndrome (results from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 400-402

  Januzzi, James L ^a   Marayati, Firas ^b   Mehta, Rajendra H ^b   Cooper, Jeanna V ^b   O'Gara, Patrick T ^c   Sechtem, Udo ^d   Bossone, Eduardo ^e   Evangelista, Arturo ^b   Oh, Jae K ^f   Nienaber, Christoph A ^g   Eagle, Kim A ^b   Isselbacher, Eric M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3242703392     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.049     Document Type: Article

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