Spontaneous echo contrast in the descending aorta in patients without aortic dissection: Associated clinical and echocardiographic characteristics

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 271-276

  Kaymaz, Cihangir ^a   Özdemir, Nihal ^a   Kýrma, Cevat ^a   Özkan, Mehmet ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Descending aorta; Spontaneous echo contrast; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA FLOW; AORTA THROMBOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA WALL; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEAR RATE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA, THORACIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036774841     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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