Dramatic Aneurysmal Atrial Septum Identified with Intracardiac Echo Complicating Transseptal Puncture

Overview

Journal CASE (Phila)

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2020 Jun 25

PMID 32577588

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Authors

Crystal B Chen

Harpaul S Sandhu

Martin G Keane

Chandra Dass

Isaac R Whitman

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