Transthoracic versus transesophageal echocardiography for detection of Libman-Sacks endocarditis: A randomized controlled study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-229

  Roldan, Carlos A ^a,b,c   Qualls, Clifford R ^a,b   Sopko, Karen S ^a   Sibbitt Jr , Wilmer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology ^*

^c VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Libman Sacks endocarditis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transthoracic echocardiography; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBMAN SACKS ENDOCARDITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39549112321     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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