| Literature DB >> 8644671 |
F Parthenakis1, E Skalidis, E Simantirakis, D Kounali, P Vardas, P Nihoyannopoulos.
Abstract
Atherosclerotic lesions may be readily visualized in the thoracic aorta using transesophageal echocardiography. The absence of aortic plaque in the thoracic aorta rules out significant coronary artery obstruction whereas the existence of the former appears to be a sensitive and specific predictor of the latter.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8644671 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00146-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778