Significance of atrial septal aneurysm: report of a case

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 595-597

  Moorthy, S S ^a   Dierdorf, Stephen F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; atrial septal aneurysm; cardiac; cerebral canbolism; foramen ovale; right to left shunt

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030298226     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(96)00130-4     Document Type: Article

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