Cor triatriatum: Short review of the literature upon ten new cases

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Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 506-510

  Krasemann, Zita ^a   Scheld, Hans Heinrich H ^a   Tjan, Tonny D T ^a   Krasemann, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical symptoms; Congenital heart disease; Cor triatriatum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; COR TRIATRIATUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CHILD; COR TRIATRIATUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748835178     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-007-2882-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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