Chronic aneurysmatic dilatation: A possible source of lethal embolization in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing thrombolysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-204

  Bellone, Pietro ^a   Domenicucci, Stefano ^a   Chiarella, Francesco ^a   Bellotti, Paolo ^a   Lupi, Gabriele ^a   Vecchio, Carlo ^a  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic aneurysmatic dilatation; Embolization; Left ventricular thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ENALAPRIL; MEXILETINE; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMBOLISM; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART DILATATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030272054     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(96)02727-1     Document Type: Article

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