Congenital defects of the pericardium: A review

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 821-827

  Shah, Ankit B ^a   Kronzon, Itzhak ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Imaging; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIUM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 84942083266     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev119     Document Type: Article

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