Effect of G-force on bicuspid aortic valve in aviators

Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-127

  Carter, Dan ^a   Pokroy, Russell ^a   Azaria, Bella ^a   Matetzky, Shlomi ^a,c   Prokopetz, Alex ^a   Barenboim, Erez ^b   Harpaz, David ^a,c   Goldstein, Liav ^b  

^a Israel Aeromedical Center   (Israel)

^b ISRAELI AIR FORCE   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aortic root dilatation; Echocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ANALYTIC METHOD; AORTA; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLIGHT; FOLLOW UP; GRAVITY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; GRAVITY, ALTERED; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34548094601     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096024     Document Type: Article

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