Accuracy of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of mitral prolapse. Is transesophageal echocardiography still mandatory?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 694-698

  Gutiérrez Chico, Juan Luis ^a   Zamorano Gómez, José Luis ^a   Rodrigo López, José Luis ^a   Mataix, Luis ^a   Pérez de Isla, Leopoldo ^a   Almería Valera, Carlos ^a   Aubele, Adalia ^a   Macaya Miguel, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 40849102620     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.10.045     Document Type: Article

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