The value of transesophageal echocardiography in transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in the oval fossa using the Amplatzer septal occluder

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 201-204

  Latiff, Haifa A ^a   Samion, Hasri ^b   Kandhavel, Geetha ^b   Aziz, Bilkis A ^b   Alwi, Mazeni ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interatrial communications; Interventional catheterization; Sinus venosus defect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035292141     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951101000117     Document Type: Article

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