Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment of aortic root dilation and valvular anomalies in hypermobile and classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Atzinger, Carrie L ^a   Meyer, Richard A ^a   Khoury, Philip R ^a   Gao, Zhiqian ^a   Tinkle, Brad T ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTIC DILATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 79954416361     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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