Cardiac Computed Tomography Follow-up of Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Using the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug Device

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119.e1-119.e3

  Poulter, Rohan S ^a   Tang, Jonathon ^a   Jue, John ^a   Ibrahim, Reda ^b   Nicolaou, Savvas ^a   Mayo, John ^a   Saw, Jacqueline ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856031460     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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