Multiregional embolizations and takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with left atrial myxoma

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 577-581

  Seo, Suk Min ^a   Park, Sung Kyun ^a   Kim, Sung Jun ^a   Kim, Mi Jeong ^a   Jeon, Doo Soo ^a   Park, Seung Man ^a   Kim, Sang Dong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiac myxoma; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Tumor embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; PATHOLOGY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84871705142     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01959     Document Type: Article

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