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Case Reports
. 1993 Oct;70(4):393-4.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.70.4.393.

Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography

A de Belder  1 , M Thomas, M Marrinan
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Case Reports

Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography

A de Belder et al. Br Heart J. 1993 Oct.

Abstract

Transoesophageal echocardiography is a safe and rapid means of obtaining anatomical and dynamic information about the descending aorta. It was used to confirm a suspected diagnosis of ruptured descending aorta.

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