Diagnosis of a left coronary artery to right ventricular fistula with progression to spontaneous closure

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-228

  Cotton, John Lawrence ^a,b,c  

^a University of North Carolina ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034023918     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2000.102213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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