Giant left atrium syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 745-746

  Raffa, Giuseppe M ^a   Cappai, Antioco ^a   Tarelli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

atriomegaly; mitral regurgitation; rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GIANT LEFT ATRIUM SYNDROME; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIOMEGALY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052610294     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834a65b1     Document Type: Article

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