Isolated Left Atrial Amyloidosis: Acute Premitral Stenosis Secondary to Spontaneous Intramural Left Atrial Hemorrhagic Dissection

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 938.e1-938.e4

  Edibam, Cyrus ^a   Playford, David ^a   Texler, Michael ^a   Edwards, Mark ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 33745660104     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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