Idiopathic right atrial aneurysm.
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چکیده
We are describing a rare report of right atrial (RA) aneurysm without any structural heart disease. We are also describing the MRI features of this anomaly. This is first kind of case report in world literature where only isolated RA aneurysm was found without any other structural heart disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 55 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007