Mitral valve prolapse, atrial flutter, and syncope in a young female patient

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Ismajli, Jehona ^a   Shabani, Xhevahire ^a   Manaj, Rexhep ^a   Emini, Merita ^a   Bajraktari, Gani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF KOSOVO   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Mitral valve prolapse; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PROPAFENONE; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33750935522     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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