ECG-gated computed tomography: A new role for patients with suspected aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2407-2414

  Fagman, Erika ^a   Perrotta, Sossio ^a   Bech Hanssen, Odd ^a   Flinck, Agneta ^a   Lamm, Carl ^a   Olaison, Lars ^a   Svensson, Gunnar ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; ECG gated computed tomography; Heart valve prosthesis; Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84870386121     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2491-5     Document Type: Article

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