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World J Cardiol. Feb 26, 2012; 4(2): 31-35
Published online Feb 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i2.31
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening during transthoracic echocardiography: Cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist interpretation
E Viviana Navas, Andrea McCalla-Lewis, Bernardo B Fernandez Jr, Sergio L Pinski, Gian M Novaro, Craig R Asher
E Viviana Navas, Andrea McCalla-Lewis, Sergio L Pinski, Gian M Novaro, Craig R Asher, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33327, United States
Bernardo B Fernandez Jr, Department of Vascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33327, United States
Author contributions: Navas EV, Pinski SL, Novaro GM, Asher CR designed the research; McCalla-Lewis A, Navas EV, Fernandez Jr BB performed the research; Pinski SL, Novaro GM, Asher CR analyzed the data; and Navas EV, Novaro GM and Asher CR wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Craig R Asher, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Desk A-23, Weston, FL 33327, United States. asherc@ccf.org
Telephone: +1-954-6595290 Fax: +1-954-6595292
Received: November 22, 2011
Revised: December 10, 2011
Accepted: December 17, 2011
Published online: February 26, 2012
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