Dissection of the proximal thoracic aorta: A new ultrasonographic sign in the subxiphoid view

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 344-348

  Blaivas, Michael ^a   Sierzenski, Paul R ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Blunt trauma; Emergency echocardiography; Emergency medicine; Emergency ultrasonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036289187     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.33006     Document Type: Article

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