Left ventricular and aortic valve thrombosis caused by polycythemia rubra vera successfully treated with streptokinase

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 397-399

  Al Saif, Shukri ^a,b   Bhat, Rajindra P ^a   Hijazi, Ahmed ^a   Al Faraj, Ahmed ^a   Quadri, Ismail ^a  

^a DAMMAM CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030065130     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90373-7     Document Type: Article

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