Augmentation index assessed by applanation tonometry is elevated in Marfan Syndrome
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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 (matched for sex, age and height) were studied before and after 400 microg sub-lingual GTN. Arterial w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-2-43