Ochronosis as an unusual cause of valvular defect: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wilke, Andreas ^a   Steverding, Dietmar ^b  

^a Kardiologische Praxis Papenburg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAMIPRIL;

AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT BIOPSY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OCHRONOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 72849132292     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-9302     Document Type: Article

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