Contrast transthoracic echocardiography versus transcranial Doppler for patent foramen ovale detection

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-237

  Corrado, Giovanni ^a   Massironi, Laura ^b   Torta, Daniela ^b   Rigo, Fausto ^c   Beretta, Sandro ^d   Sansalone, Dario ^b   Zenoni, Eleonora ^b   Mantero, Antonio ^b  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast microbubbles; Diagnostic imaging tools; Echocardiography; Embolism paradoxical; Patent foramen ovale; Right to left shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79960153420     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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