Diaphragmatic hernia mimicking an atrial mass: A two-dimensional echocardiographic pitfall and a cause of postprandial syncope

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 182-183

  Ker, J ^a   Van Beljon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FUNDOPLICATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SYNCOPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4944233289     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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