Transesophageal echocardiographic Doppler findings in patients with penetrating aortic ulcers

Authors
Atar, S Nagai, T Birnbaum, Y Harold, JG Luo, H Naqvi, TZ Siegel, RJ
Citation
S. Atar et al., Transesophageal echocardiographic Doppler findings in patients with penetrating aortic ulcers, AM J CARD, 83(1), 1999, pp. 133
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990101)83:1<133:TEDFIP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Penetrating aortic ulcers and intramural hematomas cannot always be differe ntiated by transesophageal echocardiography. We suggest that color and puls ed-wave Doppler flow can be used for identifying penetrating aortic ulcers.