Persisting iatrogenic atrial septal defect after transseptal procedures-what should be done?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Harikrishnan, S ^a   Nair, KrishnaKumar ^a   Tharakan, Jaganmohan ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LETTER; LITERATURE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

BALLOON DILATATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PULMONARY VEINS; PUNCTURES;

EID: 33847244864     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.12.002     Document Type: Letter

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