Is transesophageal echocardiography overused in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis?

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 295-297

  Thangaroopan, Molly ^a   Choy, Jonathan B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Division of Cardiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 11844264535     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.09.022     Document Type: Article

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