Scimitar vein draining to left atrium and a historical review of the scimitar syndrome

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 409-413

  Holt, Peter D ^a   Berdon, Walter E ^a   Marans, Zvi ^a   Griffiths, Sylvia ^a   Hsu, Daphne ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical review; Left atrium; Scimitar syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN MALFORMATION; REVIEW; SCIMITAR SYNDROME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PORTRAITS; PULMONARY VEINS; SCIMITAR SYNDROME;

EID: 2542522197     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1149-0     Document Type: Review

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