The role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 623-629

  Treasure, Tom ^a,b   Brecker, Stephen ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; METHODS;

EID: 0029808422     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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