Visualization of ventricular fibroelastoma with a video-assisted thoracoscope

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 221-223

  Espada, Rafael ^a   Talwalker, Nirupama G ^a   Wilcox, George ^a   Kleiman, Neal S ^a   Verani, Mario S ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FIBROELASTOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDER;

ENDOSCOPY; FIBROMA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031023718     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00618-2     Document Type: Article

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