Finding Asymptomatic People With a Coronary Artery Arising From the Wrong Sinus of Valsalva. Consequences Arising From Knowing the Anomaly to Be Familial**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2065-2067

  Cheitlin, Melvin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SUDDEN DEATH; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHILD; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 43549115449     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.048     Document Type: Editorial

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