TY - JOUR
T1 - Torn ascending aorta missed by transesophageal echocardiography
AU - Lick, Scott D.
AU - Zwischenberger, Joseph B.
AU - Mileski, William J.
AU - Ahmad, Masood
PY - 1997/6
Y1 - 1997/6
N2 - Transesophageal echocardiography has become a commonly used screening tool for traumatic tears of the descending aorta. The role of transesophageal echocardiography for ascending aortic tears is not yet well-defined. We report an ascending aortic tear imaged by aortography but missed on transesophageal echocardiography.
AB - Transesophageal echocardiography has become a commonly used screening tool for traumatic tears of the descending aorta. The role of transesophageal echocardiography for ascending aortic tears is not yet well-defined. We report an ascending aortic tear imaged by aortography but missed on transesophageal echocardiography.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)83861-1
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)83861-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 9205183
AN - SCOPUS:0030795178
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 63
SP - 1768
EP - 1770
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -