Thoracoscopic window for a post-coronary artery bypass grafting pericardial effusion

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-181

  Katara, Avinash N ^a   Samra, Shivpreet S ^a   Bhandarkar, Deepraj S ^a  

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Author keywords

Pericardial effusion; Pericardial window; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAFETY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0042266855     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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