Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of aortic valve integrity with antegrade crystalloid cardioplegic solution used as an imaging agent

Forceful intravascular injection of crystalloid causes microbubble (cavitation) formation. The resulting ultrasound-opaque medium is widely used in echocardiography as a source of contrast The following study was performed to determine the feasibility of using antegrade crystalloid cardioplegic solu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1992-09, Vol.104 (3), p.637-641
Hauptverfasser:	Rafferty, Terence, Durkin, Michael, Elefteriades, John, O’Connor, Theresa Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Aortic Valve Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnosis Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology Biological and medical sciences Cardioplegic Solutions Cardiopulmonary Bypass Coronary Artery Bypass Echocardiography Humans Hypertonic Solutions Medical sciences Middle Aged Potassium Potassium Compounds Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart
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