Role of transesophageal echocardiography in patients with suspected aortic dissection

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1221.e5-1221.e7

  Eltzschig, Holger K ^a   Rosenberger, Peter ^b   Lekowski Jr , Robert W ^b   Scott, Joseph D ^b   Locke, Andrew ^b   Shekar, Prem S ^b   Shernan, Stanton K ^b   Fox, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT;

EID: 27744523422     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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