Morphology of perforated atrial septal aneurysm suitable for closure by transcatheter device placement

Heart

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 327-331

  Ewert, P ^a   Berger, F ^a   Vogel, M ^a   Dahnert I ^a   Alexi Meshkishvili, V ^a   Lange, P E ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Atrial septum; Transcatheter device

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSPNEA; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033831401     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.3.327     Document Type: Article

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