Arch hypoplasia and aneurysm after aortic coarctation repair: Abnormal flow may be the link

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 685-686

  Crook, Stephen E S ^a   Hope, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79958822075     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.02.016     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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