Idiopathic giant aneurysm of left atrial appendage

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 186-188

  Hammad, Abdel Mohsen M ^a,b   Abdel Aziz, Osama ^a   Alsheikh, Raghda Gh ^a   Wahby, Ehab A ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b King Fahd Specialist Hospital Buraidah   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 33748799728     PISSN: 09709134     EISSN: 09737723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-004-0083-y     Document Type: Article

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