Transesophageal echocardiography in source-of-embolism evaluation: The search for a better therapeutic rationale

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 941-945

  Blackshear, J L ^a   Brott, T G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROMA; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMBOLISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032846333     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/74.9.941     Document Type: Editorial

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