Diagnosis of patent foramen ovale by contrast versus color Doppler by transesophageal echocardiography: Relation to atrial size

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-244

  Sun, Jing Ping ^a   Stewart, William J ^a   Hanna, Joseph ^a   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 13344275865     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90347-6     Document Type: Article

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