Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum: A pathological and clinical approach

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-8

  Xanthos, Theodoros ^a   Giannakopoulos, Nikodimos ^a   Papadimitriou, Lila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Diagnosis; Interatrial septum; Lipomatous hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIPOMATOUS HYPERTROPHY OF THE INTERATRIAL SEPTUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ARRHYTHMIA; CAUSALITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; LIPOMATOSIS; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34548028184     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.150     Document Type: Review

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