Left atrial dissection: Pathogenesis, clinical course, and transesophageal echocardiographic recognition

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 813-820

  Gallego, Pastora ^a   Oliver, José M ^a   González, Ana ^a   Domínguez, Francisco J ^a   Sanchez Recalde, Angel ^a   Mesa, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DISSECTION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RUPTURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PATHOGENESIS; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0035187952     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.113366     Document Type: Article

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