Virchows Archiv

, Volume 444, Issue 4, pp 392–394 | Cite as

Right atrial lipoma with "satellite" atrial fibrillation?

  • Fabio De Giorgio
  • Vincenzo Arena
  • Domenico De Mercurio
  • Vincenzo L. Pascali
  • Arnaldo Capelli
Letter to the Editor

Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Lipoma Cardiac Tumor Interatrial Septum Benign Cardiac Tumor 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Fabio De Giorgio
    • 1
  • Vincenzo Arena
    • 2
  • Domenico De Mercurio
    • 3
  • Vincenzo L. Pascali
    • 4
  • Arnaldo Capelli
    • 5
  1. 1.Istituto di Medicina LegaleUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreRomeItaly
  2. 2.Istituto di Anatomia PatologicaUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreRomeItaly
  3. 3.Istituto di Medicina LegaleUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreRomeItaly
  4. 4.Istituto di Medicina LegaleUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreRomeItaly
  5. 5.Istituto di Anatomia PatologicaUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreRoma

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