Detection of thrombotic cuspal obstruction of an aortic bioprosthesis with transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 685-688

  Capodilupo, Robert C ^a   Plehn, Jonathan F ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031178271     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)70033-6     Document Type: Article

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