Large gradient across a partially ligated left atrial appendage

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1163-1165

  Fisher, D C ^a   Tunick, P A ^a   Kronzon, I ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032416908     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(98)80015-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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