Pocket-Size Mobile Echocardiographic Screening of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Hypertensive Patients

Patients with hypertension may develop a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) that can be asymptomatic but potentially life-threatening. We sought to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic TAA among hypertensive patients with a point-of-care screening program using pocket-size mobile echocardiographic (PME...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2021-05, Vol.111 (5), p.1554-1559
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Randolph Hung-Leung, Yang, Fan, Fujikawa, Takuya, Wong, Martin Chi-Sang, Yu, Simon Chun-Ho, Underwood, Malcolm John, Lee, Alex Pui-Wai
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Sprache:	eng
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