Second harmonic transthoracic echocardiography: The new reference screening method for the detection of patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 449-452

  Daniëls, Cathy ^a   Weytjens, Caroline ^a   Cosyns, Bernard ^a   Schoors, Danny ^a   De Sutter, Johan ^b   Paelinck, Bernard ^c   Muyldermans, Luc ^d   Van Camp, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d AZ Sint Jan ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Detection of patent foramen ovale; Diagnosis of PFO (patent foramen ovale) with transthoracic versus transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 11044221169     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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