Aortic root dilation and aortic elastic properties in children after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 905-909

  Chong, Wan Yip ^a   Wong, Wilfred H S ^a   Chiu, Clement S W ^a   Cheung, Yiu Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33644596427     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.09.141     Document Type: Article

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