Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of periprosthetic mitral regurgitation using intravenous injection of sonicated albumin

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 829-834

  Rodrigues, Andressa Giestas ^a   Tardif, Jean Claude ^a   Dominguez, Manuel ^a   Mercier, Lise Andrée ^a   Petitclerc, Robert ^a   Pelletier, Guy ^a   Burelle, Denis ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE DISORDER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROSPHERES; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0030945232     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00884-3     Document Type: Article

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