Role of contrast echocardiography in screening for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 769-771

  Gossage, James R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSTHORACIC CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957853670     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-0568     Document Type: Editorial

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