Comparison of Transthoracic Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Detection of Right-to-Left Atrial Shunting Using Agitated Saline Contrast

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1007-1010

  Thanigaraj, Srihari ^a   Valika, Ali ^a   Zajarias, Alan ^a   Lasala, John M ^a   Perez, Julio E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS VENOSUS; TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 25444512642     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.061     Document Type: Article

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