title: Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination of Left Subclavian Artery Branches.
abstract: This preliminary study demonstrates the feasibility of examining the proximal segments of the branches of the left subclavian artery during probe withdrawal toward the end of a routine transesophageal echocardiographic study. The branches identified most commonly were the vertebral and the internal mammary arteries.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station SW/S102, Birmingham, AL 35249.
authors.forename: Navin C.
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Abhash C.
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Dineshkumar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Virenjan Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Miguel A.
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Espinal
authors.forename: Gamal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shoeb
authors.forename: Aditya K.
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Szilard
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voros
authors.forename: Srinivasa R.
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Aaluri
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ocak
authors.forename: Abraham S.
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Arnold T.
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pasia
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aikens