Thoracic aorta - Dilated or not?

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-178

  Hannuksela, Matias ^a   Lundqvist, Stefan ^a   Carlberg, Bo ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic diameter; Aortic dilatation; Ascending aorta; Descending aorta; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACIC AORTA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33748336237     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430600565999     Document Type: Article

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