Large Mass Impinging on the Left Atrium: Diagnostic Value of a New Cocktail

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1414.e5-1414.e7

  Smelley, Matthew ^a   Lang, Roberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FAILURE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 36549049808     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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