Role of real time-3D transesophageal echocardiography in evaluating the atheromatous burden of thoracic aorta in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Comparison with 2D transesophageal study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-93

  Aggeli, C ^a   Kazazaki, C ^a   Felekos, I ^a   Roussakis, G ^a   Lagoudakou, S ^a   Skoumas, J ^a   Toutouzas, K ^a   Tousoulis, D ^a   Pitsavos, C ^a   Stefanadis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Familial hypercholesterolemia; Real time 3D transesophageal echo; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; AORTA WALL; ATHEROMATOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79960055411     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.03.035     Document Type: Article

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