Echocardiographic Assessment of Ebstein's Anomaly in a 60-Year-Old Man
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We present an echocardiographic evaluation of an elderly man affected with Ebstein's anomaly. In the natural history of this congenital disease only 5% of patients survive beyond the fifth decade. The patient presented severe right heart failure and he was refered to our institution for heart transplantation.
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دوره 2009 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2009