Aortic elastic properties in patients with coronary artery ectasia

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Tuzun N., Tanriverdi H., Evrengul H., Kuru D. S., Ergene A. O.

CIRCULATION JOURNAL, vol.71, no.4, pp.506-510, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1253/circj.71.506
  • Journal Name: CIRCULATION JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.506-510
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the elastic characteristics of the aorta in patients with coronary ectasia (CE) and the relationship between these characteristics and echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) diastolic functions.