Asymptomatic cor triatrium in an elderly patient: Observation by biplanar transesophageal Doppler echocardiography

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-191

  Takeuch, Yoshio ^a,c   Kurogane, Keiji ^b   Nishimura, Yoshihiro ^b   Kajiura, Takashi ^b   Nakata, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a Takeuchi Clinic   (Japan)

^b Takatsuki   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biplanar transesophageal echocardiography; Cor triatrium; Elderly patient

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COR TRIATRIATUM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED; COR TRIATRIATUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030934574     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.61.189     Document Type: Article

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