Natural history of an atrial myxoma

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 186-188

  Ullah, Waqas ^a   McGovern, Rory ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Elderly; Growth rate; Management; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; GASTRITIS; GROWTH RATE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MYXOMA;

EID: 14744284926     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi010     Document Type: Article

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