Transseptal catheterization with transesophageal guidance in high risk patients

Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 475-480

  Hahn, Kenneth ^a   Bajwa, Tanvir ^a   Sarnoski, Joseph ^a   Schmidt, Donald H ^a   Gal, Rami ^a  

^a Milwaukee Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventional echocardiography; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transseptal catheterization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0030764943     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00755.x     Document Type: Article

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