A rare presentation of thoracic aortic dissection as detected by transoesophageal echocardiography

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 655-658

  Hartmann, T ^a   Kolev, N ^a   Zimpfer, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Atypical movement; Intimal flap

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA FLOW; AORTA INTIMA; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; SYSTOLE; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031447093     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199711000-00016     Document Type: Article

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