Septal Pouch in the Left Atrium. A New Anatomical Entity With Potential for Embolic Complications

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-104

  Krishnan, Subramaniam C ^a   Salazar, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesions; autopsy; closure; patent foramen ovale; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; DIVERTICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049090444     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.07.017     Document Type: Article

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