Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 182-186 , March 1996

Transesophageal echocardiographic features and management of retained intracardiac air in two patients after surgery

  • A.Landon Wellford, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Houston, Texas, USA
    • the Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    • the Echocardiography Laboratory, the Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas, USA
    • ,
  • Gerald Lawrie, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Houston, Texas, USA
    • the Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    • the Echocardiography Laboratory, the Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas, USA
    • ,
  • William A. Zoghbi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William A. Zoghbi, MD, Echocardiography Research, Baylor College of Medicine, the Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin, SM-677, Houston, TX 77030.
    • From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Houston, Texas, USA
    • the Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    • the Echocardiography Laboratory, the Methodist Hospital. Houston, Texas, USA

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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 182-186 , March 1996

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