Relation of aortic root dilatation and age in Marfan's syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-379

  Aburawi, Elhadi H ^a,b   O'Sullivan, John ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aorta root; Cohort study; Marfan's syndrome; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA SURGERY; AORTIC ROOT DILATATION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETON MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AORTIC DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846994068     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl457     Document Type: Article

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