Sizing of atrial septal defects in adults

Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Helgason, Hrodmar ^a   Johansson, Magnus ^a   Söderberg, Björn ^a   Eriksson, Peter ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; Atrial septal defect; Balloon sizing; Device closure; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23944460026     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086045     Document Type: Article

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