Surgical treatment of congenital right atrial aneurysm in an adult patient

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 254-256

  Masuda, Shinya ^a   Saiki, Yoshikatsu ^a   Itoh, Kazuo ^a   Sadahiro, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a Aomori Prefectural Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Diverticulum; Right atrial aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DIVERTICULOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BEAT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; RARE DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 3042840782     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0119-7     Document Type: Article

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