Comparison of transcranial Doppler ultrasound and transesophageal contrast echocardiography in the detection of interatrial right-to-left shunts

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 1991, Pages 1498-1502

  Nemec, James J ^a   Marwick, Thomas H ^a   Lorig, Ronald J ^a   Davison, Malcolm B ^a   Chimowitz, Marc I ^a   Litowitz, Harvey ^a   Salcedo, Ernesto E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX;

EID: 0026342729     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90285-S     Document Type: Article

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