Torn ascending aorta missed by transesophageal echocardiography

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1768-1770

  Lick, Scott D ^a   Zwischenberger, Joseph B ^b   Mileski, William J ^b   Ahmad, Masood ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030795178     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)83861-1     Document Type: Article

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