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Left Posterior Thoracic Acoustic Window: A Forgotten Approach for Aortic Stenosis Assessment

Accurate diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis is important for timely valve replacement. Peak aortic velocity and gradient recordings require optimal aortic jet–ultrasound beam alignment, which may be challenging in patients with poor acoustic windows due to obesity, lung disease, chest deformities,...

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Autores principales: Giannakopoulos, Georgios, Noble, Stéphane, Rey, Florian, Frei, Angela, Muller, Hajo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34169265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2021.01.015