Renal emboli and atrial septal aneurysm

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 519-522

  Spoelhof, Gerard David ^a   Farchmin, Carol June ^a  

^a Skyline Family Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

aneurysm; embolism; infarction; Renal circulation; renal embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY EMBOLISM; KIDNEY INFARCTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; INFARCTION; KIDNEY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029894893     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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