The impact of epiaortic ultrasonographic scanning on the risk of perioperative stroke

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 720-728

  Zingone, Bartolo ^a   Rauber, Elisabetta ^a   Gatti, Giuseppe ^a   Pappalardo, Aniello ^a   Benussi, Bernardo ^a   Dreas, Lorella ^a   Lattuada, Luca ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aorta; Stroke; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIAORTIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; AGE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33746047187     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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