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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Detection of Left Vertebral Artery Origin Stenosis
Author(s) -
Aaluri Srinivasa,
Miller Andrew P.,
Nanda Navin C.,
Orr Sean C.,
Nekkanti Rajasekhar S.,
Gomez Camilo R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00695.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , vertebral artery , cardiology , stroke (engine) , radiology , angiography , mechanical engineering , engineering
We discuss the case of a patient with stroke in whom severe stenosis at the origin of the left vertebral artery was identified by transesophageal echocardiography and subsequently confirmed with conventional angiography.