Atheroembolism from the ascending aorta: An emerging problem in cardiac surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 1104-1112

  Blauth, C I ^a   Cosgrove, D M ^a   Webb, B W ^a   Ratliff, N B ^a   Boylan, M ^a   Piedmonte, M R ^a   Lytle, B W ^a   Loop, F D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX;

EID: 0026642567     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)34874-3     Document Type: Article

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