Comparison of costs of intracardiac echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography in monitoring percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defect in children and adults

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 690-692

  Alboliras, Ernerio T ^a   Hijazi, Ziyad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLATZER SEPTAL OCCLUDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 4444339557     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.048     Document Type: Article

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