Completely asymptomatic proximal aortic dissection and massive bullous lung disease: coincidence or is there any etiologic link?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1102-1104

  Kayrak, Mehmet ^a   Sonmez, Osman ^a   Vatankulu, Mehmet A ^a   Ulgen, Mehmet S ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

A1 antitrypsin (A1AT); Aortic dissection; Bullous disease lung

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BULLOUS LUNG DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLISTER; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349086084     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.022     Document Type: Article

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