Left isomerism in a middle-aged woman with early-onset atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-272

  Wang, Tzung Dau ^a   Tseng, Chuen Den ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; left isomerism; nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; ISOMERISM; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0031039169     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(96)02874-4     Document Type: Article

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