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Augmentation index assessed by applanation tonometry is elevated in Marfan Syndrome
BACKGROUND: To examine whether augmentation index (AIx) is increased in Marfan syndrome (MFS) and associated with increased aortic root size, and whether a peripheral-to-central generalised transfer function (GTF) can be applied usefully in MFS. METHODS: 10 MFS patients and 10 healthy controls (matc...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169245/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17956619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-2-43 |