Aortic coarctation in the elderly: How many errors lie behind an unexpected diagnosis?

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-209

  Iuliano, L ^a   Micheletta, F ^a   Natoli, S ^a   Tramaglino, L ^a   Greco, C ^a   Modesti, P A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ENALAPRIL;

AGE; AGED; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTIC COARCTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENALAPRIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 35948942642     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-007-0059-2     Document Type: Article

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