Large, unruptured, non-coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 726-728

  Mahmood, Shahid ^a   Wojciuk, Jerzy ^a   Bury, Roger Walter ^a   Roberts, David Hesketh ^a  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Sinus of Valsalva

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 34548037956     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000285313.15906.ba     Document Type: Article

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