Transesophageal echocardiographic examination of left subclavian artery branches

Authors
Nanda, NC Thakur, AC Thakur, D Narayan, VK Espinal, MA Shoeb, G Samal, AK Voros, S Aaluri, SR Ocak, O John, AS Pasia, AT Aikens, M
Citation
Nc. Nanda et al., Transesophageal echocardiographic examination of left subclavian artery branches, ECHOCARDIOG, 16(3), 1999, pp. 271-277
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
ISSN journal
07422822 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
271 - 277
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-2822(199904)16:3<271:TEEOLS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This preliminary study demonstrates the feasibility of examining the proxim al segments of the branches of the left subclavian artery during probe with drawal toward the end of a routine transesophageal echocardiographic study. The branches identified most commonly were the vertebral and the internal mammary arteries.