Evaluation of prosthetic heart valves by transesophageal echocardiography: Problems, pitfalls, and timing of echocardiography

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-100

  Van Den Brink, Renee B A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG; MICROBUBBLE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RIB; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; SUTURING METHOD; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33646146945     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108925320601000116     Document Type: Review

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