Surgical treatment of giant left atrium using a combined superior-transseptal approach

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1985-1986

  Yuasa, Sadatoshi ^a   Soeda, Takeshi ^a   Masuyama, Shinji ^a   Shimizu, Kazuki ^a   Matsuda, Mitsuhiko ^a  

^a MATSUE RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMBINED SUPERIOR TRANSSEPTAL APPROACH; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CARDIAC VOLUME; CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037636439     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04817-8     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. Piccoli GP, Massini C, Eusanio GD, et al. Giant left atrium and mitral valve disease: early and late results of surgical treatment in 40 cases. J Cardiovasc Surg 1984;25:328-36.
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