Transthoracic echocardiographic guidance of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 256-260

  Kardon, Richard E ^a   Sokoloski, Mary C ^a   Levi, Daniel S ^a   Perry II, James S ^a   Schneider, Douglas J ^a   Allada, Vivekanand ^a   Moore, John W ^a  

^a B2 427 MDCC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 3142642798     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.080     Document Type: Article

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