Large ductal flow may cause high velocity in the descending aorta without coarctation: Improved diagnosis using the continuity equation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 493-495

  Guntheroth, Warren G ^a,c   Forster, Fred K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES;

EID: 0035865715     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01415-6     Document Type: Article

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