Emergency surgical intervention for runaway atrial septal defect closure devices: A word of caution

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1234-1235

  Contrafouris, Constantinos A ^a   Chatzis, Andrew C ^a   Giannopoulos, Nicolas M ^a   Milonakis, Michael ^a   Kousi, Theofili ^a   Kirvassilis, George ^a   Sarris, George E ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 33750051642     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.05.069     Document Type: Article

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