Decompression induced venous gas emboli in sport diving: Detection with 2D echocardiography and pulsed Doppler

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-11

  Boussuges, A ^a   Carturan, D ^b   Ambrosi, P ^c   Habib, G ^c   Sainty, J M ^a   Luccioni, R ^c  

^a Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Decompression; Diving; Doppler; Echocardiography; Gas emboli

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORT INJURY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; EMBOLISM, AIR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031931931     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971871     Document Type: Article

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