Rupture of a thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysm: Rare presentation and role of real-time 3D transoesophageal echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 473-475

  Salinas, Pablo ^a   Lopez, Teresa ^a   Gonzalez, Ana ^a   Pena Conde, Laura ^a   Moreno, Raul ^a   Moreno, Mar ^a   Lopez Sendon, Jose Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D echocardiography; Aortic pseudoaneurysm; Right ventricle myocardial infarction; Transesophagueal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749108715     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep012     Document Type: Article

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