Hemoptysis as an unusual manifestation of right atrial myxoma

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-105

  Fácila Rubio, Lorenzo ^a   Nuñez Villota, Julio E ^a   Losada Casares, Antonio ^a   Otero Coto, Eduardo ^a   Marin Pardo, Julio ^a   Ferreres Franco, Jose ^a   Chorro Gascó, Francisco J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrium; Echocardiography; Mass; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037212911     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00272-3     Document Type: Letter

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