Cerebrovascular involvement in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-236

  Schievink, Wouter I ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; HEPARIN; PROCOLLAGEN; WARFARIN;

ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CAROTID CAVERNOUS FISTULA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMOSOME 2; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHENOTYPE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 5444272451     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-996-0018-6     Document Type: Article

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