Rapid hemodynamic deterioration because of acute rupture of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva: The importance of echocardiography in early diagnosis

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 15, Issue 10 I, 2002, Pages 1108-1110

  Pasteuning, W Hans ^c   Roukema, Jan A ^d   Van Straten, Albert H M ^a,b   Van der AA, Miranda A C ^d   Wonnink De Jonge, Wally F ^d  

^a TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^d MBC #16 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; RELIABILITY; ACUTE DISEASE; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA SINUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036783251     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.122964     Document Type: Article

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