Aortic sinus aneurysm and associated defects: Can we extrapolate a morphogenetic theory from pathologic findings?

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 560-562

  Angelini, Paolo ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; AORTA WALL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NOTE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 33244479887     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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