Steepened aortoseptal angle may be a risk factor for discrete subaortic stenosis in adults

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 138-139

  Yap, Sing Chien ^a   Roos Hesselink, Jolien W ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a   Meijboom, Folkert J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Congenital heart disease; Discrete subaortic stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA FLOW; AORTA SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AORTA; DISCRETE SUBAORTIC STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41949113554     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.078     Document Type: Article

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