Simple Renal Cysts as Markers of Thoracic Aortic Disease
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Simple Renal Cysts as Markers of Thoracic Aortic Disease
BACKGROUND Thoracic aortic aneurysm is usually a clinically silent disease; timely detection is largely dependent upon identification of clinical markers of thoracic aortic disease (TAD); (bicuspid aortic valve, intracranial aortic aneurysm, bovine aortic arch, or positive family history). Recently, an association of simple renal cysts (SRC) with abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Heart Association
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2047-9980,2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002248