Association between pulmonary hypertension and an atrial septal defect

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 331-332

  Post, M C ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 84881044072     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-013-0432-9     Document Type: Editorial

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