Transesophageal echocardiographic demonstration of distinct mechanisms for right to left shunting across a patent foramen ovale in the absence of pulmonary hypertension

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 1112-1117

  Langholz, David ^a   Louie, Eric K ^a   Konstadt, Steven N ^a   Rao, T L K ^a   Scanlon, Patrick J ^a  

^a Section of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0026058959     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90775-5     Document Type: Article

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