Incorrect echocardiographic diagnosis in patients with mechanical prosthetic valve dysfunction: Correlation with surgical findings

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 531-537

  Faletra, Francesco ^a   Constantin, Cristina ^b   De Chiara, Francesca ^b   Masciocco, Gabriella ^b   Santambrogio, Gloria ^b   Moreo, Antonella ^b   Alberti, Antonella ^b   Vitali, Ettore ^b   Pellegrini, Alessandro ^b  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034101562     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(00)00344-2     Document Type: Article

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