Esophageal Dissection Complicating Transesophageal Echocardiogram-The Lesson to Be Learned: Do Not Force the Issue

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 579.e5-579.e7

  El Chami, Mikhael F ^a   Martin, Randy P ^a   Lerakis, Stamatios ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISSECTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33646097909     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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