Right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism: Role of the echocardiography;Trombosi atriale destra ed embolia polmonare: Ruolo dell'ecocardiografia

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 439-442

  Colletta, M ^a   Paoloni, P ^a,c   Ciliberti, D ^a   De Castro, U ^b   Capone, P ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile A Murri   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial thrombus; Echocardiography; Heart atrium pathology; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031217023     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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