Left atrial appendage aneurysm presenting with recurrent embolic strokes

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 495-497

  Acartürk, Esmeray ^a   Kanadaşi, Mehmet ^a   Yerdelen, Vahide Deniz ^a   Akpinar, Onur ^a   Özeren, Ali ^a   Saygili, Özlem Barutçu ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Embolic stroke; Left atrial appendage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; EMBOLISM; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0347590768     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000004177.41168.b1     Document Type: Article

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