Congenital left ventricular aneurysms and diverticula. Pathophysiology, clinical relevance, and treatment;Kongenitale linksventrikuläre aneurysmata und divertikel des erwachsenen. Pathophysiologie, klinische präsentation und therapieoptionen

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 358-365

  Ohlow, Marc Alexander ^a   Secknus, Maria Anna ^b   Geller, Johann Christoph ^b   Von Korn, Hubertus ^b   Lauer, Bernward ^a  

^a Klinik fur Kardiologie   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Congenital; Diverticulum; Left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEART DIVERTICLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34250353624     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-007-1034-3     Document Type: Review

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