Prominent crista terminalis mimicking a right atrial mixoma: Cardiac magnetic resonance aspects

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 165-168

  Gaudio, C ^a   Di Michele, S ^a   Cera, M ^a   Nguyen, B L ^a   Pannarale, G ^a   Alessandri, N ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crista terminalis; Right atrial masses

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; LONG ACTING DRUG; MANIDIPINE; NEBIVOLOL; RAMIPRIL;

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM TERMINAL CREST; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYXOMA;

EID: 10644265205     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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