Aneurysm of the right sinus of valsalva after aortic valve replacement in Takayasu arteritis

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-164

  Yoshikai, Masaru ^a,b   Ohnishi, Hiroyuki ^a   Fumoto, Hideyuki ^a   Furutachi, Akira ^a  

^a Koga Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHIN KOGA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA WALL; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BENTALL PROCEDURE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GRANULOMA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PANNUS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; REOPERATION; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 33847372956     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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