Asymptomatic dissection of the ascending aorta: Diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 172-173

  Khan, Ijaz A ^a,b   Vasavada, Balendu C ^a   Sacchi, Terrence J ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic aortic dissection; Intimal flap; Localized aortic dissection; Marfanoid body habitus; Sinus of Valsalva; Transesophageal echocardiogram; Transthoracic echocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033035843     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90054-2     Document Type: Article

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