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Int J Angiol 2003; 12(4): 243-247
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-004-0999-5
Original Article

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Transesophageal echocardiography is suitable for evaluating the stage of takayasu arteritis with aortic aneurysm

Yoichi Nakamura1 , Hiroshi Matsuo2 , Hiroshi Sato3 , Chikao Yutani4 , Tohru Ohe5
  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Matsuyama Shimin Hospital, Ehime, Japan
  • 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, presently at Matsuo Cardiovascular Clinic, Osaka, Japan
  • 3Department of Physiological Laboratory, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
  • 4Department of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
  • 5Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan