Novel pharmacological strategies to prevent aortic complications in Marfan syndrome

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 254-257

  Matt, Peter ^a   Eckstein, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Angiotensin receptor blocker; Marfan syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CANDESARTAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXYCYCLINE; FIBRILLIN 1; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; IRBESARTAN; LOSARTAN; PRAVASTATIN; PROPRANOLOL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA ROOT DILATATION; AORTIC ROOT DILATATION; AORTIC ROOT GROWTH; AORTIC ROOTH GROWTH; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORBIDITY; MORPHOGENESIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 84855394897     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.00254     Document Type: Review

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