Echocardiographic Assessment of Ebstein's Anomaly in a 60-Year-Old Man

Autor: Palmerini, Elisabetta, Federici, Duccio, Del Pasqua, Alessia, Bernazzali, Sonia, Lisi, Matteo, Chiavarelli, Mario, Mondillo, Sergio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Medicine.
ISSN: 1687-9627
DOI: 10.1155/2009/653741
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE