title: Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of ventricular septal rupture secondary to acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233-6846.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ballal
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Mahan
mesh_terms: D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care