The ability of vegetation size on echocardiography to predict clinical complications: A meta-analysis

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 562-568

  Tischler, Marc D ^a,c,d   Vaitkus, Paul T ^a,b  

^a Fletcher Alien Health Care ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cardiology Unit   (United States)

^d FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031159480     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)70011-7     Document Type: Article

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