title: Calcified obstructive disease of the descending thoracic aorta.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Higano
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tajik
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged