Atrial myxoma: A 25-year single-institutional follow-up study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-181

  D'Alfonso, Alessandro ^a   Catania, Salvatore ^a   Pierri, Michele D ^a   Matteucci, Sacha L M ^a   Rescigno, Giuseppe ^a   Münch, Christopher ^a   Staine, Josephine ^b   Iacobone, Gianfranco ^a   Piccoli, Gian Piero ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Fabriano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial myxoma; Cardiac neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA;

EID: 38149114110     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3281ac22cb     Document Type: Article

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