Aneurysm of fossa ovalis in adults: A pathologic study

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 219-225

  Topaz, On ^a   Edwards, Jesse E ^b   Bojack Mackey, Shannon ^b   Titus, Jack L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Congenital; Fossa ovalis; Heart; Interatrial septum; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; THROMBUS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0038460696     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(03)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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