Bifid left atrial appendage with thrombus: Source of thromboembolism

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 910-915

  Herzog, E ^a   Sherrid, M ^a  

^a Echocardiography Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031722501     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(98)70013-6     Document Type: Article

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