Acute inferior cardiac inflow obstruction resulting from inadvertent surgical closure of a prominent Eustachian valve mistaken for an atrial septal defect

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-157

  Becker, A ^a   Buss, M ^a   Sebening, W ^b   Meisner, H ^b   Dohlemann C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eustachian valve; Iatrogenic closure; Lower cardiac inflow obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 0033020004     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900427     Document Type: Article

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