The Relative Atrial Index (RAI)-A Novel, Simple, Reliable, and Robust Transthoracic Echocardiographic Indicator of Atrial Defects

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Kelly, Natalie F A ^a   Walters, Darren L ^a   Hourigan, Lisa A ^a   Burstow, Darryl J ^a   Scalia, Gregory M ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Percutaneous; Two dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART INDEX; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS DEVICE CLOSURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELATIVE ATRIAL INDEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHUNTING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77549085635     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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