Hemodynamic correlates of spontaneous echo contrast in the descending aorta

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 184-186

  Sukernik, M R ^a   West, O ^a   Lawal, O ^a   Chittivelu, B ^a   Henderson, R ^a   Sherzoy, A A ^a   Vanderbush, E J ^a   Francis, C K ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030070744     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)90593-7     Document Type: Article

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