Diagnostic challenges with transesophageal echocardiography for intraoperative iatrogenic aortic dissection: Role of epiaortic ultrasound
Iatrogenic aortic dissection is a rare and serious complication of cardiac surgery with an incidence between 0.12' and 0.16'. Dissections involving an intimal flap can be detected using trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) with a sensitivity of 94'–100' and specificity of 77&#...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=1;spage=83;epage=86;aulast=Rhoades |