Bicuspid stenotic aortic valves: Clinical characteristics and morphological assessment using MRI and echocardiography

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 119-125

  Joziasse, I C ^a   Vink, A ^a   Cramer, M J ^a   van Oosterhout, M F M ^b   van Herwerden, L A ^a   Heijmen, R ^b   Sieswerda, G T J ^a   Mulder, B J M ^c   Doevendans, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bicuspid aortic valve; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Morphology assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79955451572     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-010-0060-6     Document Type: Article

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