Aortic root surgery in Marfan syndrome

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 951-952

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Pepper, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MARFAN SYNDROME;

EID: 79956318979     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.217240     Document Type: Editorial

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