Review of Complications in a Series of Patients With Known Gastro-Esophageal Varices Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-400

  Spier, Bret J ^a   Larue, Shane J ^a   Teelin, Thomas C ^a   Leff, Jared A ^a   Swize, Lisa R ^a   Borkan, Samantha H ^a   Satyapriya, Ajay ^a   Rahko, Peter S ^a   Pfau, Patrick R ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Affairs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Gastroesophageal varices; TEE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDITIS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 63449096244     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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