eComment: Acute aortic dissection in the young - Distinguishing precipitating from predisposing factors

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-

  Edwin, Frank ^a   Aniteye, Ernest A ^b   Sereboe, Lawrence ^b   Frimpong Boateng, Kwabena ^b  

^a KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA MEDIA; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEART CYCLE; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT LIFTING; WINTER SPORT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 68049094998     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.202234B     Document Type: Note

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