Ascending aorta aneurysm in an asymptomatic child with cystic medial necrosis and familiar history of aortic disease [2]

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-390

  Mazzei, Valerio ^a   Salamone, G ^a   Zucchetti, M ^a   Calarco, G ^a   Calafiore, A M ^b  

^a Ospedale Papardo   (Italy)

^b G Battista University Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RARE DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 7244242275     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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