Late perforation of right atrium and aortic root after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1054-1055

  Palma, Gaetano ^a   Rosapepe, Felice ^a   Vicchio, Mariano ^a   Russolillo, Veronica ^a   Cioffi, Sabato ^a   Vosa, Carlo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA PERFORATION; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOTOMY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM PERFORATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548841693     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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