Comparison of aortic dissection in Chinese patients with and without marfan syndrome

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1027, 2011, Pages 325-330

  Linggen, Gao ^a   Lin, Zhang ^a   Xiaohan, Fan ^a   Haiying, Wu ^a   Xianliang, Zhou ^a   Rutai, Hui ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BODY MASS; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955602686     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.105510     Document Type: Article

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