Accuracy of trans-thoracic echocardiography as a pericardial diseases diagnostic tool
Summary A prospective comparison of pre-operative trans-thoracic echocardiographic findings with intra-operative findings of 17 patients operated on for pericardial diseases showed excellent correlation for pericardial calcification and adhesion, and for myo-cardial atrophy, and good correlation fo...
Main Authors: | Ekpe EE, Anyanwu CH |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch
2006-08-01
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Series: | Ibom Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://ibommedicaljournal.org/index.php/imjhome/article/view/1 |
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