Differential diagnosis of a left atrial mass: role of three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography.
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We describe an 81-year-old woman with an episode of loss of consciousness and a mass inside the left atrium. We demonstrate the added value of three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography in the differential diagnosis of the cardiac masses.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese
دوره 51 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010