Abnormal aortic elastic properties in adults with congenital valvular aortic stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-341

  Yap, Sing Chien ^a   Nemes, Attila ^a   Meijboom, Folkert J ^a   Galema, Tjebbe W ^a   Geleijnse, Marcel L ^a   ten Cate, Folkert J ^a   Simoons, Maarten L ^a   Roos Hesselink, Jolien W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Aortic valve stenosis; Bicuspid aortic valve; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 48149103216     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.065     Document Type: Article

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