Improved Doppler echocardiographic assessment of the left atrial appendage by peripheral vein injection of sonicated albumin microbubbles

American Heart Journal

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 400-405

  Yao, S S ^a   Ilercil, A ^a   Meisner, J S ^a   Strom, J A ^a   Shirani, J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030932557     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70180-7     Document Type: Article

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