Progression Rate of Ascending Aortic Dilation in Patients With Normally Functioning Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valves

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-253

  La Canna, Giovanni ^a   Ficarra, Eleonora ^a   Tsagalau, Elefteria ^a   Nardi, Matilde ^b   Morandini, Antonella ^b   Chieffo, Alaide ^a   Maisano, Francesco ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Division of Cardiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 33745661258     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.096     Document Type: Article

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