Detection of thoracic aortic atheroma with transesophageal echocardiography in patients without symptoms of embolism

American Heart Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1768-1771

  Mitchell, Mark M ^a,b   Frankville, David D ^a,b   Weinger, Matthew B ^a,b   Dittrich, Howard C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0025997990     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(91)90298-V     Document Type: Article

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