Aneurysms in the left ventricular outflow tract: Clinical presentation, causes, and echocardiographic features

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 729-745

  Meier, Joseph H ^a   Seward, James B ^a,b   Miller Jr , Fletcher A ^a   Oh, Jae K ^a   Enriquez Sarano, Maurice ^a  

^a Minnesota ^*

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0031813408     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/je.1998.v11.a91047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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