Transaortic resection of an apical left ventricular fibroelastoma facilitated by a thoracoscope

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 793-794

  Walkes, Jon Cecil ^a   Bavare, Charudatta ^a   Blackmon, Shanda ^a   Reardon, Michael J ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; FIBROELASTOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACOSCOPES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 34548124723     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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