The challenge presented by right atrial myxoma

Herz

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 702-709

  Kuon, Eberhard ^a   Kreplin, Michael ^b   Weiss, Werner ^b   Dahm, Johannes B ^c  

^a Klinik Fraenkische Schweiz   (Germany)

^b Waldkrankenhaus St Marien ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Cardiac tumors; Echocardiography; Education; Magnetic resonance imaging; Right atrial myxoma

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11244283740     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-004-2571-7     Document Type: Review

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