Ascending aortic curvature as an independent risk factor for type A dissection, and ascending aortic aneurysm formation: a mathematical model

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 995-1001

  Poullis, Michael P ^a   Warwick, Richard ^a   Oo, Aung ^a   Poole, Robert J ^b  

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aortic; Cardiac; Dissection

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MARFAN SYNDROME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STEADY STATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MARFAN SYNDROME; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43249122282     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.029     Document Type: Article

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