Feasibility of aortic diameter measurement by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography for preoperative selection and preparation of homograft aortic valves

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 954-961

  Weinert, L ^a   Karp, R ^a   Vignon, P ^a   Bales, A ^a   Lang, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029798110     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70095-8     Document Type: Article

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