Transesophageal echocardiography assessment of severe aortic regurgitation in type a aortic dissection caused by a prolapsed circumferential intimal flap.
Chow
John L
JL
Department of Anesthesia, Divisions of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA. jchow_y2k@yahoo.com
Mariano
Edward R
ER
Liang
David
D
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods