Echocardiography and excision of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 852-854

  Oxorn, Donald C ^a,b,c   Edelist, Gerald ^a   Goldman, Bernard S ^a   Joyner, Campbell D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LIPOMATOUS HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE;

EID: 0032935557     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01343-5     Document Type: Article

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