Diagnosis of suspected cardiac echinococcosis with negative serologies: Role of transthoracic, transesophageal, and contrast echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-227

  Makaryus, Amgad N ^a   Hametz, Craig ^a   Mieres, Jennifer ^a   Kort, Smadar ^a   Carneglia, Justine ^a   Mangion, Judy ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac echinococcosis; Echocardiography; Hydatid cyst; Serologies

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; FS 069; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MEBENDAZOLE;

AFGHANISTAN; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHEST PAIN; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 2942639544     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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