Improved transvalvular continuous-wave doppler signal intensity after intravenous albunex injection in patients with prosthetic aortic valves

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 608-612

  Okura, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshida, Kiyoshi ^a   Akasaka, Takashi ^b   Hozumi, Takeshi ^b   Takagi, Tsutomu ^b   Morioka, Shigefumi ^b   Yoshikawa, Junichi ^b  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ALBUNEX; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MICROSPHERE;

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ALBUMINS; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROSPHERES; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE;

EID: 0031180543     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)70023-3     Document Type: Article

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