Thromboembolus Traversing a Patent Foramen Ovale: Resolution With Anticoagulation

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 659-662

  Schreiter, Steven W ^a   Phillips, John H ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART DISEASES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0028545627     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(14)80091-6     Document Type: Article

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