Beyond Ortner's syndrome - Unusual pulmonary complications of the giant left atrium

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 642-645

  Phua, Ghee Chee ^a   Eng, P C T ^a   Lim, S L ^b   Chua, Y L ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atelectasis; Cardiac surgical procedures; Heart atria; Mitral valve insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GIANT LEFT ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; ORTNER SYNDROME;

EID: 33644589684     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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