Biatrial myxoma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Irani, Adel D ^a,b   Estrera, Anthony L ^a   Buja, L Maximilian ^a   Safi, Hazim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Texas at Houston Medical School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA;

EID: 45449115802     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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