The echocardiographer and the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Gill Jr , Edward A ^a,c   Quaife, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; INDOCYANINE GREEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; OXIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 12844255808     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2004.10.008     Document Type: Review

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