The rapid diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm formation in left ventricular free wall rupture

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 390-392

  Naik, Hursh ^a   Sherev, Dmitri ^a   Hui, Peter Y M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiogram; Myocardial rupture; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042815943     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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