Possible association of thrombotic, nonbacterial vegetations of the mitral ring - Mitral annular calcium and stroke

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1712-1715

  Eicher, Jean Christophe ^a   Soto, François Xavier ^a   Denadai, Laurence ^a   Ressencourt, Olivier ^a   Falcon Eicher, Sylvie ^a   Giroud, Maurice ^a   Louis, Pierre ^a   Wolf, Jean Eric ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUINDIONE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030855098     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00233-6     Document Type: Article

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