Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) evaluation of prosthetic valves

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 751-771

  Bach, David S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCARDITIS; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034474806     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70178-8     Document Type: Article

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