Radiotherapy-induced aortic valve disease associated with porcelain aorta

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 349-352

  Daitoku, Kazuyuki ^a   Fukui, Kozo ^a   Ichinoseki, Ikkoh ^a   Munakata, Mamoru ^a   Takahashi, Shoichi ^a   Fukuda, Ikuo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic valve disease; Mediastinal irradiation; Porcelain aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PORCELAIN AORTA; THYMOMA;

EID: 3843147049     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0069-0     Document Type: Article

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