Epicardial echocardiography: Diagnostic utility for evaluating aortic valve disease during coronary surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-274

  Frenk, Vlad E ^c   Shernan, Stanton K ^c   Eltzschig, Holger K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Regurgitation; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATHEROMA; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MECHANICAL PROBE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041591561     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(03)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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