Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and upper right atrial inflow obstruction

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1023-1025

  Breuer, Martin ^a   Wippermann, Jens ^a   Franke, Ulrich ^a   Wahlers, Thorsten ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumours; Caval vein obstruction; Lipomatosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART DISEASE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; LIPOMA; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 0036894354     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00619-X     Document Type: Article

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