Rare complication of retrograde cardioplegia: Inner wall perforation of the right atrium

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 539-541

  He, Guo Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

AGED; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031059673     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01040-5     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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3. Menasché P, Subayi J-B, Piwnica A. Retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia for aortic valve operations: a clinical report of 500 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:556-64.