Aortic valve stenosis in alkaptonuria. Images in cardiovascular medicine.
1998
M Hangaishi, and
J Taguchi, and
Y Ikari, and
M Ohno, and
K Kurokawa, and
Y Kotsuka, and
A Furuse
From the First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan. hang-tky@umin.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000474
Alkaptonuria
An inborn error of amino acid metabolism resulting from a defect in the enzyme HOMOGENTISATE 1,2-DIOXYGENASE, an enzyme involved in the breakdown of PHENYLALANINE and TYROSINE. It is characterized by accumulation of HOMOGENTISIC ACID in the urine, OCHRONOSIS in various tissues, and ARTHRITIS.
A pathological constriction that can occur above (supravalvular stenosis), below (subvalvular stenosis), or at the AORTIC VALVE. It is characterized by restricted outflow from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the AORTA.