Transient loss of vision as the presenting symptom of papillary fibroelastoma of aortic valve

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-240

  Shirani, Jamshid ^a   Bradlow, Jonathan A ^a   Metveyeva, Polina ^a   Losada, Mariela ^a   Factor, Stephen M ^a   Strom, Joel A ^a   Sisto, Donato ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION;

EID: 0031008293     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(96)00137-8     Document Type: Article

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