Congenital Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 412-416

  Chowdhury, Ujjwal K ^a   Seth, Sandeep ^a   Govindappa, Raghu ^a   Jagia, Priya ^a   Malhotra, Poonam ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Left atrial appendage aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77449113005     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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