Diagnostic aid of transesophageal echocardiography in an adult case of scimitar syndrome: Confirmation of the findings at surgery and review of the literature

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-392

  Idris, M T ^a  

^a PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEXTROCARDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; SCIMITAR SYNDROME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031976694     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(98)70108-7     Document Type: Article

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