Advances in the management and surveillance of patients with aortic coarctation

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 771-782

  Walhout, Ronald J ^a   Plokker, H W Thijs ^a   Meijboom, Erik J ^b   Doevendans, Pieter A F M ^c  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aneurysm formation; Angioplasty; Cardiovascular surgery; Coarctation; MRJ

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA SURGERY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONOMETRY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; AORTIC COARCTATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MANOMETRY; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58049214912     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.63.6.2033396     Document Type: Review

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