Congenital left atrial bands and cardioembolic events

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Ker, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bands; Cardioembolic; Congenital; Left atrium; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL LEFT ATRIAL BAND; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

BANDS; CARDIOEMBOLIC; CONGENITAL; LEFT ATRIUM; STROKE;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84890981067     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.026     Document Type: Article

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