Contrast echocardiography in the non-invasive diagnosis of giant aneurysm of the right atrial appendage

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Cianciulli, Tomás F ^a   Rubinetti, Edgar R ^b   Saccheri, María C ^a   Llanos Dethinne, Sergio D ^a   Prezioso, Horacio A ^a  

^a Clinica Bazterrica   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Argentino de Diagnostico y Tratamiento   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Giant aneurysm of the right atrial appendage; Non invasive diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM APPENDAGE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 77955438794     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq065     Document Type: Article

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