Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm initially misdiagnosed as ventricular septal defect by echocardiography

Iranian Cardiovascular Research Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-125

  Moarref, A R ^a   Afifi, S ^a   Jannati, M ^a   Rezaian, G R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DYSPNEA; HEART DILATATION; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 70149119458     PISSN: 1735885X     EISSN: 17358868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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