The association of bicuspid aortic valve disease with asymmetric dilatation of the tubular ascending aorta: Identification of a definite syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-297

  Cotrufo, Maurizio ^a   Della Corte, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DILATATION; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTOGRAPHY; ASCENDING AORTA; ASCENDING AORTA ASYMMETRIC ECTASIA SYNDROME; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; AORTA VALVE; HUMAN; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AORTIC DISEASES; AORTIC VALVE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 66149134907     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283217e29     Document Type: Editorial

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