Congenital Defects of the Pericardium

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1552-1553

  Drury, Nigel E ^a   De Silva, Ravi J ^a   Hall, Roger M O ^a   Large, Stephen R ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MURMUR; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEST PAIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 33947315500     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.063     Document Type: Article

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