Enhanced detection of patent foramen ovale by systematic transthoracic saline contrast echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-27

  Lam, Yat Yin ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Yan, Bryan P ^a   Yip, Gabriel Wai Kwok ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agitated saline; patent foramen ovale; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC SALINE CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; COUGH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 80053564297     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

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