Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of native aortic valve area: Utility of the double-envelope technique

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 293-299

  Maslow, Andrew D ^a,b   Mashikian, John ^a,b   Haering, J Michael ^a,b   Heindel, Stephanie ^a,b   Douglas, Pamela ^a,b   Levine, Robert ^a,b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Double envelope; Echocardiography; Planimetry; Stenosis; Transesophageal

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034989254     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2001.23272     Document Type: Article

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