Thrombus in a normal sinus of Valsalva: Angiographic, multiplane transoesophageal echocardiographic, and surgical findings

Heart

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-288

  Christiaens, Luc ^a,b   Allal, Joseph ^a   Corbi, Pierre ^a  

^a Radiation Oncology Department   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Aorta; Sinus of Valsalva; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029739605     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.76.3.287     Document Type: Article

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