PFO closure, when the going gets tough...

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-347

  Meier, Bernhard ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER FLOWMETER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; NOTE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BALLOON DILATATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644444505     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20296     Document Type: Note

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