Emergency surgery for embolisation of Amplatzer device into the left atrium

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-246

  Contrafouris, Constantinos A ^a   Chatzis, Andrew C ^a   Giannopoulos, Nicolas M ^a   Milonakis, Michael ^a   Bobos, Demetrios ^a   Kirvassilis, George ^a   Sarris, George E ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Complications; Occluder devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOREIGN BODY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE;

EID: 35448993430     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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