Circumferential Involvement of an Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Unique Case

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1416.e7-1416.e11

  Kayser Jr , Robert G ^a   Brinster, Derek R ^a   Parker, Mark S ^b   Nixon, J V ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 36549037601     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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