Dissecting aortic root aneurysm and severe aortic regurgitation following pulmonary tuberculosis

Aneurysms of the aortic root and ascending aorta are often due to degenerative disease of media but tuberculosis is an important but extremely rare cause of aortic root dilatation especially in tropical countries like India where tuberculosis is endemic. Tubercular aneurysmal dilatation of aorta wit...

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Main Authors: Dheeraj Sharma, Gaurav Goyal, Anula Sisodia, Sanjeev Devgarha, Rajendra Mohan Mathur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381300304X