Percutaneous closure of a persistent left superior vena cava connected to the left atrium

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-366

  Troost, Els ^a   Gewillig, Marc ^a   Budts, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amplatzer device; Persistent left superior vena cava; Right to left shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; DEVICE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN SURGERY;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 28844509197     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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