Aneurysms of the Sinuses of Valsalva

Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-81

  Feldman, Dmitriy N ^a,b   Roman, Mary J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired; Aneurysm; Congenital; Sinus of Valsalva

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA MEDIA; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; AORTA WALL; AORTOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC RUPTURE; HUMANS; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 33747265173     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092635     Document Type: Review

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