Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 191-193 , June 2006

Emergency Surgery Due to Haematoma in a Case of Left Atrial Myxoma

  • Özcan Birim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Room BD 156, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Peter L. de Jong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Room BD 156, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Tjebbe W. Galema, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A. Pieter Kappetein, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Room BD 156, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 10 4635412; fax: +31 10 4633993.
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  • Ad J.J.C. Bogers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Room BD 156, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 24 October 2004 ,Revised 21 June 2005 ,Accepted 21 November 2005.

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PII: S1443-9506(05)00268-4

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.11.004

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 191-193 , June 2006

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