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Int J Cardiol. 2015 Sep 01;194:66-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.092. Epub 2015 May 19.

Elastin fracture localized in ascending aorta could be one of the mechanisms of enhanced aortic pressure wave reflection in adult patients with congenital heart disease.

International journal of cardiology

Tomoaki Murakami, Koichiro Niwa

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Japan.

PMID: 26011268 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.092

[No abstract available.]

Keywords: Adult congenital heart disease; Aortic function; Aortopathy; Pressure wave reflection

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