Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm in a pregnant woman

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-69

  Latzman, Joshua ^a   Makaryus, Amgad N ^a   Rosman, David ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic rupture diagnosis; Echocardiography, transthoracic; Heart murmurs etiology; Pregnancy complications, cardiovascular; Sinus of valsalva abnormalities ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 33645539945     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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