Multiple episodes of thrombosis with biventricular support devices with inadequate anticoagulation and evidence of accelerated intravascular coagulation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 419-422

  Despotis, G J ^a   Levine, V ^a   Joist, H ^a   Santoro, S A ^a   Mendeloff, E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031050494     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70344-1     Document Type: Article

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