Enhanced detection of left atrial spontaneous echo contrast by transthoracic harmonic imaging in mitral stenosis

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 849-854

  Ha, Jong Won ^a   Chung, Namsik ^a   Kang, Seok Min ^a   Jang, Kil Jin ^a   Kim, In Jae ^a   Rim, Se Joong ^a   Jang, Yangsoo ^a   Shim, Won Heum ^a   Cho, Seung Yun ^a   Kim, Sung Soon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033796782     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2000.106791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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