Abnormal elastic properties of the aorta in the mitral valve prolapse syndrome

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-155

  Kardesoglu, Ejder ^a   Ozmen, Namik ^a   Aparci, Mustafa ^a   Cebeci, Bekir Sitki ^a   Uz, Omer ^a   Dincturk, Mehmet ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aortic elasticity; Echocardiography; Mitral valve prolapse

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; RIGIDITY;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELASTICITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; STROKE VOLUME; SYNDROME; TURKEY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34247507236     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.62.2.2020235     Document Type: Article

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