Resolution of thrombi in left atrial appendage aneurysm

Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-162

  Karatasakis, George T ^a   Beldekos, Demetrios I ^a   Makos, George S ^b   Sfirakis, Petros D ^a   Cokkinos, Dennis V ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b Medical Center   (Greece)

Author keywords

atrial appendage aneurysm; atrial thrombi; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030893605     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00705.x     Document Type: Article

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