Live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of aortic dissection

Thein Htay; Navin C Nanda; Gopal Agrawal; Barugur S Ravi; Harvinder S Dod; David McGiffin

doi:10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03099.x

Live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of aortic dissection

Echocardiography. 2003 Aug;20(6):573-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03099.x.

Authors

Thein Htay¹, Navin C Nanda, Gopal Agrawal, Barugur S Ravi, Harvinder S Dod, David McGiffin

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.

PMID: 12859375
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03099.x

Abstract

In the present study, we report our experience of using live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of aortic dissection in ten adult patients. To our knowledge, this has not been reported previously.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged