Diagnosis of a unicuspid aortic valve using transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-83

  Murphy, Bryant A ^a   Groban, Leanne ^a   Kon, Neal D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicuspid aortic valve; Transesophageal echocardiography; Unicuspid aortic valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037293011     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2003.15     Document Type: Article

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