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Esophageal cancer presenting with atrial fibrillation: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation was previously reported in patients with esophageal cancer as a complication of total esophagectomy or photodynamic therapy. Here, we propose that atrial fibrillation may also be caused by external compression of the left atrium by esophageal cancer. CASE PRESENTATI...

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Autores principales: Bayraktar, Ulas Darda, Dufresne, Alix, Bayraktar, Soley, Purcell, Roland Royston, Ajah, Ofem Ibiah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18775083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-292