Contrast echocardiography as an intraoperative method to determine the area of myocardium perfused by transmyocardial laser channels: An experimental study

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 484-488

  Choo, Suk Jung ^a   Shah, Pravin M ^b   Oury, James H ^a   Duran, Carlos M G ^a  

^a International Heart Institute Montana Foundation   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; SHEEP;

EID: 0032294197     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01087.x     Document Type: Article

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