Are aortic coarctation and rheumatoid arthritis different models of aortic stiffness? Data from an echocardiographic study

BACKGROUND: Patients who underwent a successful repair of the aortic coarctation (CoA) show high risk for cardiovascular (CV) events. Mechanical and structural abnormalities in the ascending aorta (Ao) might have a role in the prognosis of CoA patients. We analyzed the elastic properties of Ao measu...

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Autores principales: Faganello, Giorgio, Cioffi, Giovanni, Rossini, Maurizio, Ognibeni, Federica, Giollo, Alessandro, Fisicaro, Maurizio, Russo, Giulia, Di Nora, Concetta, Doimo, Sara, Tarantini, Luigi, Mazzone, Carmine, Cherubini, Antonella, D’Agata Mottolesi, Biancamaria, Pandullo, Claudio, Di Lenarda, Andrea, Sinagra, Gianfranco, Viapiana, Ombretta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29940971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12947-018-0126-y

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