Atherosclerosis of the descending aorta predicts cardiovascular events: a transesophageal echocardiography study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>Previous studies have shown that atherosclerosis of the descending aorta detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a good marker of coexisting coronary artery disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether the presenc...

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Main Authors: Havasi Kálmán, Piros Györgyi, Forster Tamás, Gruber Noemi, Varga Albert, Jebelovszki Éva, Csanády Miklos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/2/1/21