Spontaneous closure of interatrial septal openings in infants: An echocardiographic study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-226

  Senocak, Filiz ^a,b   Karademir, Selmin ^a   Cabuk, Feryal ^a   Onat, Nese ^a   Koc, Sema ^a   Duman, Asiye ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infant; Interatrial septal opening; Spontaneous closure

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029990694     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02535-9     Document Type: Article

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