Prospective study of routine perioperative transesophageal echocardiography for elective valve replacement: Clinical impact and cost-saving implications

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 659-667

  Ionescu, Adrian A ^a   West, Robert R ^a   Craydon, Proudman ^a   Butchart, Eric G ^a   Fraser, Alan G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; REOPERATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035186030     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.112101     Document Type: Article

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