Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: Does Transesophageal Echocardiography Have a Role in the Era of Sophisticated Cardiac Imaging?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH.

Published: December 2020

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