Enlargement of the right atrium - Diverticulum or aneurysm?

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-225

  Kobza, R ^a   Oechslin, E ^a   Pretre R ^a   Kurz, D J ^a   Jenni, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achocardiographic; Aneurysm; Atrial; Congenital; Diverticulum; Enlargement

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FLUTTER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS;

EID: 0042912997     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-2167(02)00158-0     Document Type: Article

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