The characteristics of acute aortic dissection among young chinese patients: A comparison between Marfan syndrome and non-Marfan syndrome patients

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-244

  Tsai, Shih Hung ^a   Lin, Yen Yue ^a   Hsu, Chin Wang ^a   Chen, Yu Long ^a   Liao, Min Tser ^b   Chu, Shu Jye ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Congenital heart disease; Hypertension; Marfan syndrome; Young age

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORTALITY; RECURRENCE RISK; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66549128690     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.2.239     Document Type: Article

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