Appropriate Utilization of Transesophageal Echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 727-729

  Rao, Gowtham A ^a   Sajnani, Nitin V ^a   Kusnetzky, Lisa L ^a   Main, Michael L ^a  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 60449101579     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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