Rapid method for intraoperative assessment of aortic coarctation using three-dimensional echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 922-925

  Scohy, Thierry V ^a   Du Plessis, Frederik ^a   McGhie, Jackie ^a   De Jong, Peter L ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D echography; Aortic coarctation; Intraoperative

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC COARCTATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449640166     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep096     Document Type: Article

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