Regional increment in myocardial reflectivity after aortic valve replacement: Early detection of air and assessment of treatment by transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 926-927

  Ducart, A ^a   Broka, S ^a   Collard, E ^a   Buche, M ^a   Delire, V ^a   Mayne, A ^a   Randour, P ^a   Marchandise, B ^a   Joucken, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

air embolism; transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029753023     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(96)80059-0     Document Type: Article

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