Vegetation biopsy using transesophageal echocardiography guidance: A technique to aid in diagnosis of culture-negative endocarditis

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-217

  Colvin, Edward V ^a,b   Lau, Yung R ^a   Samdarshi, Tandaw E ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter biopsy; Endocarditis; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCARDITIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030043990     PISSN: 00986569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199602)37:2<215::AID-CCD25>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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