Aortic root disease in tetralogy of Fallot

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 569-572

  Tan, Ju L ^a   Gatzoulis, Michael A ^b   Ho, Siew Y ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Congenital heart disease; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIBRILLIN 1;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG ATRESIA; MARFAN SYNDROME; NEURAL CREST CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 33750325221     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hco.0000245732.09594.2f     Document Type: Review

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